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Model comparison

GPT-5.1 vs Qwen3.7 Max

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 17 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

OpenAI
53.65/100
Margin
19.2pts
winning →
72.84/100
0 category wins1 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.1 #94 (Estimated); Qwen3.7 Max #10 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.1 and Qwen3.7 Max share 17 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 4 results are unique to GPT-5.1; 41 to Qwen3.7 Max.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
17
GPT-5.1 only
4
Qwen3.7 Max only
41
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Pick Qwen3.7 Max if you want the stronger benchmark profile. GPT-5.1 only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 17 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Qwen3.7 Max is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 72.84 to 53.65. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Qwen3.7 Max's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 97.1 against 26.4.

Qwen3.7 Max gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 200K for GPT-5.1.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for GPT-5.1 and Qwen3.7 Max
CategoryGPT-5.1ΔQwen3.7 Max
MathGPT-5.126.4Margin 70.7Qwen3.7 Max97.1
AgenticGPT-5.1Not measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max69.7
CodingGPT-5.1Not measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max77.9
ReasoningGPT-5.1Not measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max90.4
KnowledgeGPT-5.1Not measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max64.2
MultilingualGPT-5.1Not measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max87.0
Inst. FollowingGPT-5.1Not measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max84.4

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGPT-5.1Qwen3.7 MaxComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.1$1.25 input / $10 outputQwen3.7 MaxNot availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.1111 tok/sQwen3.7 MaxNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.157.47 sQwen3.7 MaxNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.1200KQwen3.7 Max1MQwen3.7 Max lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Qwen3.7 MaxResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 21.0%30.6%Qwen3.7 Max leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 81.9%94.7%Qwen3.7 Max leads
Gert LabsSource 41.24%64.27%Qwen3.7 Max leads
GDPval-AASource 24.4%38.7%Qwen3.7 Max leads
GDPval-AASource 9871273Qwen3.7 Max leads
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 69.7%Not comparable
QwenClawBenchSource 64.3%Not comparable
QwenWebBenchSource 1568Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 65.2%Not comparable
BFCL v4Source 75.0%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 76.4%Not comparable
VITA-BenchSource 47.9%Not comparable
HLE w/ toolsSource 53.5%Not comparable
ResearchClawBenchSource 18.7%Not comparable
AA BriefcaseSource 908Not comparable
AA AutomationBenchSource 25.6%Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource 45.0%Not comparable
AA ITBenchSource 42.5%Not comparable
terminalBenchHardSource 50.8%Not comparable
aaTerminalBench21Source 74.5%Not comparable
AA Harvey LABSource 83.4%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Qwen3.7 MaxResult
Vibe Code BenchSource 24.61%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 49.4%66.0%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-SciCodeSource 43.3%48.8%Qwen3.7 Max leads
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 80.4%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 60.6%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 78.3%Not comparable
NL2RepoSource 47.2%Not comparable
SciCodeSource 53.5%Not comparable
LiveCodeBenchSource 91.6%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 69.7%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Qwen3.7 MaxResult
AA-LCRSource 75.0%69.0%GPT-5.1 leads
CritPtSource 4.9%13.4%Qwen3.7 Max leads
MRCRv2Source 90.4%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Qwen3.7 MaxResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 36.9%46.0%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 87.3%92.3%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-HLESource 26.5%38.1%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 5.6%14.1%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 37.6%30.1%GPT-5.1 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 51.3%22.9%Qwen3.7 Max leads
GPQASource 92.4%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 92.4%Not comparable
HLESource 41.4%Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource 89.6%Not comparable
MMLU-ReduxSource 95%Not comparable
SuperGPQASource 73.6%Not comparable
MMMLUSource 90.3%Not comparable
MathQwen3.7 Max wins
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Qwen3.7 MaxResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 31.034%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 12.500%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source 97.1%Not comparable
IMOAnswerBenchSource 90.0%Not comparable
ApexSource 44.5%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Qwen3.7 MaxResult
MMLU-ProXSource 87%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source 59.0%Not comparable
INCLUDESource 86.2%Not comparable
MAXIFESource 89.2%Not comparable
PolyMathSource 86.5%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Qwen3.7 MaxResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 75.5%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 12171293Qwen3.7 Max leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Qwen3.7 MaxResult
AA-IFBenchSource 72.9%80.5%Qwen3.7 Max leads
IFEvalSource 94.3%Not comparable
IFBenchSource 79.1%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, GPT-5.1 or Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 72.84 to 53.65.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.1 or Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 97.1 versus 26.4. GPT-5.1 stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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