Model comparison
Laguna M.1 vs Qwen Max
Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.7 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Poolside
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Laguna M.1 leads 36.6 to 30.7.
- Laguna M.1 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 33K.
- Laguna M.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Laguna M.1 | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Poolside | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 32.5 | 34.7 |
| Released | 2026-04-28 | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 33K |
| Max output | 33K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Laguna M.1 leads
Laguna M.1: 36.6 (#204), Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1349 | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1288 |
Reasoning Qwen Max leads
Laguna M.1: 23.1 (#184), Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1269 |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 15.6% | — |
Math Qwen Max leads
Laguna M.1: 21.1 (#283), Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1275 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1248 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1254 |
| LMArena French | — | 1330 |
| LMArena German | — | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1142 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1290 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1262 |
Long Context Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1288 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1277 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Laguna M.1 better than Qwen Max?
Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.7 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Laguna M.1 or Qwen Max better for coding?
Laguna M.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.6 versus 30.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Laguna M.1 does, with 262K tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do Laguna M.1 and Qwen Max share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Laguna M.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.