Model comparison
Qwen3.7 Plus vs Yi-Lightning
Qwen3.7 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.7 Plus scores higher in 8 categories and Yi-Lightning in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.7 Plus leads 54.9 to 35.4.
Side by side
| Qwen3.7 Plus | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 45.3 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2026-06-02 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.60 | — |
| Results tracked | 32 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Qwen3.7 Plus: 36.6 (#206), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1473 | 1312 |
| FrontierCode | 10.2% | — |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
| SciCode | 45.5% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3.7 Plus: 21.4 (#138), Yi-Lightning: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| OSWorld 2.0 | 2.8% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Qwen3.7 Plus: 39.3 (#59), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1460 | 1302 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 74.8% | — |
| CritPt | 9.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 24% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 17% | — |
| DTBench | 84% | — |
| LMCA | 37.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 147.37 | — |
Math Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Qwen3.7 Plus: 50.5 (#56), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1466 | 1300 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 34.4% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 93.3% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Qwen3.7 Plus: 54.9 (#51), Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1467 | 1286 |
| GPQA Diamond | 87.9% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Qwen3.7 Plus: 41.8 (#33), Yi-Lightning: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1279 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1444 | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Qwen3.7 Plus: 54.8 (#38), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1445 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1510 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | 1473 | 1305 |
| LMArena German | 1471 | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1413 | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | 1415 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1457 | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1457 | 1315 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Qwen3.7 Plus: 75.8 (#52), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1440 | 1278 |
Long Context Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Qwen3.7 Plus: 44.5 (#65), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1455 | 1297 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Qwen3.7 Plus: 64.3 (#56), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Plus | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1455 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1439 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1460 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.7 Plus better than Yi-Lightning?
Qwen3.7 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen3.7 Plus or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
Qwen3.7 Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.6 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.7 Plus and Yi-Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.7 Plus has 32 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.