Model comparison
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B vs Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)
Head-to-head evidence from 13 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B #47 (Supported); Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) #53 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Qwen3.5-122B-A10B and Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) share 13 comparable benchmark results. 3 of 8 categories are comparable. 18 results are unique to Qwen3.5-122B-A10B; 8 to Qwen 3.6 Max (preview).
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 13
- Qwen3.5-122B-A10B only
- 18
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) only
- 8
- Comparable categories
- 3 / 8
Pick Qwen3.5-122B-A10B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 13 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 3 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B has the cleaner BenchAlign overall profile here, landing at 60.56 versus 59.72. It is a real lead, but still close enough that category-level strengths matter more than the headline number.
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 72 against 51. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is Terminal-Bench 2.0, 49.4% to 65.4%. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) does hit back in agentic, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B gives you the larger context window at 262K, compared with 256K for Qwen 3.6 Max (preview).
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 | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Δ | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B72.0 | Margin← 21.0 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)51.0 |
| Knowledge | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B83.6 | Margin← 9.7 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)73.9 |
| Agentic | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B56.4 | Margin→ 9.0 | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)65.4 |
| Reasoning | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B60.2 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)Not measured |
| Math | Qwen3.5-122B-A10BNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)18.4 |
| Multilingual | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B82.2 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)Not measured |
| Multimodal | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B77.2 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)Not measured |
| Inst. Following | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B93.4 | MarginNo overlap | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)Not measured |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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Terminal-Bench 2.0
AgenticA 49.4%B 65.4%Winner: Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)Δ 16Terminal-Bench 2.0: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B scored 49.4%; Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) scored 65.4%. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
SuperGPQA
KnowledgeA 67.1%B 73.9%Winner: Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)Δ 6.8SuperGPQA: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B scored 67.1%; Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) scored 73.9%. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B$0 input / $0 output | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)Not available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Qwen3.5-122B-A10BNot available | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)Not available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Qwen3.5-122B-A10BNot available | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)Not available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B262K | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)256K | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
AgenticQwen 3.6 Max (preview) wins9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 49.4% | 65.4% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) leads |
| BrowseCompSource | 63.8% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorld-VerifiedSource | 58% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 93.6% | 95.9% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) leads |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 20.7% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 23.9% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 978 | — | Not comparable |
| QwenClawBenchSource | — | 59.0% | Not comparable |
| QwenWebBenchSource | — | 1532 | Not comparable |
CodingQwen3.5-122B-A10B wins7 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | 72% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | 45.7% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 42.0% | 46.9% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) leads |
| SWE-bench ProSource | — | 57.3% | Not comparable |
| SciCodeSource | — | 47% | Not comparable |
| NL2RepoSource | — | 42.9% | Not comparable |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 65.4% | Not comparable |
Reasoning3 benchmarks
KnowledgeQwen3.5-122B-A10B wins9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProSource | 86.7% | — | Not comparable |
| SuperGPQASource | 67.1% | 73.9% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) leads |
| GPQASource | 86.6% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 32.3% | 40.0% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 85.7% | 88.8% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) leads |
| AA-HLESource | 23.4% | 28.9% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -39.6% | 10.2% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 24.7% | 37.7% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 85.5% | 44.2% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) leads |
Math2 benchmarks
Multilingual1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-ProXSource | 82.2% | — | Not comparable |
Multimodal6 benchmarks
Frequently Asked Questions (4)
Which is better, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B or Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)?
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 60.56 to 59.72. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 49.4% and 65.4%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B or Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)?
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 83.6 versus 73.9. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for coding, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B or Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)?
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 72 versus 51. Inside this category, AA-SciCode is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B or Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)?
Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 65.4 versus 56.4. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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