Model comparison
Qwen3.7 Max vs Sonar
Qwen3.7 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index. Sonar costs 3.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.7 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Alibaba (Qwen)
PerplexitySummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.7 Max leads 62.4 to 33.7.
- Sonar is cheaper at $1 / $1 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $7.50 for Qwen3.7 Max.
- Qwen3.7 Max accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Qwen3.7 Max | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 51.5 | 38.5 |
| Released | 2026-05-19 | 2024-01-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | 128K |
| Max output | 131K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $7.50 | $1 |
| Results tracked | 33 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.7 Max leads
Qwen3.7 Max: 50.4 (#45), Sonar: 35.7 (#221)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 77.3% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1515 | — |
| SciCode | 48.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1498 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,189 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3.7 Max: 22.1 (#135), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| GBAEval | 0.4% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.7 Max leads
Qwen3.7 Max: 49.2 (#38), Sonar: 21.1 (#227)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 70.4% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 85.1% | — |
| CritPt | 13.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 19% | — |
| EBR-Bench | 9.5% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1483 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 32% | — |
| DTBench | 92.3% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LMCA | 44% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 153.68 | — |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |
Math Qwen3.7 Max leads
Qwen3.7 Max: 62.4 (#32), Sonar: 33.7 (#200)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 64.6% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 34.1% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 95.6% | — |
| ProofBench | 26% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1490 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen3.7 Max: 61.6 (#28), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 90.9% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 55.8% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1488 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Qwen3.7 Max: 56.9 (#15), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1474 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1530 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1484 | — |
Instruction Following Qwen3.7 Max leads
Qwen3.7 Max: 76.7 (#38), Sonar: 71.4 (#150)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen3.7 Max: 45.4 (#40), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1482 | — |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.7 Max leads
Qwen3.7 Max: 65.0 (#54), Sonar: 52.6 (#167)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1476 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1449 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1110 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1481 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.7 Max better than Sonar?
Qwen3.7 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index. Sonar costs 3.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.7 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.7 Max or Sonar?
Sonar is cheaper. It lists at $1 per million input tokens and $1 per million output tokens; Qwen3.7 Max lists at $2.50 and $7.50.
Is Qwen3.7 Max or Sonar better for coding?
Qwen3.7 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.4 versus 35.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.7 Max does, with 1M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.7 Max and Sonar share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.7 Max has 33 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.