Model comparison
Qwen Max vs Step 5 Preview
Step 5 Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)
StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Step 5 Preview leads 50.6 to 30.3.
- Step 5 Preview is cheaper at $1 / $2.70 per million input/output tokens, against $1.60 / $6.40 for Qwen Max.
- Step 5 Preview accepts more context: 1.02M tokens versus 33K.
Side by side
| Qwen Max | Step 5 Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 34.4 | 43.8 |
| Released | 2024-04-03 | 2026-09-16 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 33K | 1.02M |
| Max output | 8K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.60 | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $6.40 | $2.70 |
| Results tracked | 23 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 5 Preview leads
Qwen Max: 30.3 (#288), Step 5 Preview: 50.6 (#40)
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | 21.8% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1569 |
| SciCode | — | 58.9% |
| LMArena Coding | 1288 | — |
Reasoning Step 5 Preview leads
Qwen Max: 24.1 (#154), Step 5 Preview: 38.0 (#58)
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 20.9% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1270 | — |
Math Not comparable
Qwen Max: 21.0 (#272), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1275 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 67.2% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 1% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen Max: 30.3 (#222), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 56.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1248 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Qwen Max: 42.0 (#197), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1263 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1254 | — |
| LMArena French | 1329 | — |
| LMArena German | 1254 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1205 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1141 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1274 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1290 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Qwen Max: 66.7 (#203), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1262 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen Max: 39.4 (#175), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 66.7% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1289 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Qwen Max: 48.0 (#200), Step 5 Preview: —
| Benchmark | Qwen Max | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1282 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1248 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1277 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen Max better than Step 5 Preview?
Step 5 Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Qwen Max or Step 5 Preview?
Step 5 Preview is cheaper. It lists at $1 per million input tokens and $2.70 per million output tokens; Qwen Max lists at $1.60 and $6.40.
Is Qwen Max or Step 5 Preview better for coding?
Step 5 Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.6 versus 30.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Step 5 Preview does, with 1.02M tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do Qwen Max and Step 5 Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen Max has 23 scored results on Noometry and Step 5 Preview has 3.