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Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) vs Qwen3.7 Max

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 19 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

59.72/100
Margin
13.1pts
winning →
72.84/100
1 category wins3 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) #53 (Supported); Qwen3.7 Max #10 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) and Qwen3.7 Max share 19 comparable benchmark results. 4 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to Qwen 3.6 Max (preview); 39 to Qwen3.7 Max.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
19
Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) only
2
Qwen3.7 Max only
39
Comparable categories
4 / 8

Pick Qwen3.7 Max if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 19 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 4 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 59.72. 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 18.4. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SciCode, 47% to 53.5%. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

Qwen3.7 Max gives you the larger context window at 1M, 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 scores and score margins for Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) and Qwen3.7 Max
CategoryQwen 3.6 Max (preview)ΔQwen3.7 Max
MathQwen 3.6 Max (preview)18.4Margin→ 78.7Qwen3.7 Max97.1
CodingQwen 3.6 Max (preview)51.0Margin→ 26.9Qwen3.7 Max77.9
KnowledgeQwen 3.6 Max (preview)73.9Margin← 9.7Qwen3.7 Max64.2
AgenticQwen 3.6 Max (preview)65.4Margin→ 4.3Qwen3.7 Max69.7
ReasoningQwen 3.6 Max (preview)Not measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max90.4
MultilingualQwen 3.6 Max (preview)Not measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max87.0
Inst. FollowingQwen 3.6 Max (preview)Not measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max84.4

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)B · Qwen3.7 Max

  1. SciCode

    Coding
    Source ↗
    A 47%B 53.5%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 MaxΔ 6.5
    SciCode: Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) scored 47%; Qwen3.7 Max scored 53.5%. Qwen3.7 Max wins this benchmark.

  2. Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 65.4%B 69.7%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 MaxΔ 4.3
    Terminal-Bench 2.0: Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) scored 65.4%; Qwen3.7 Max scored 69.7%. Qwen3.7 Max wins this benchmark.

  3. SWE-bench Pro

    Coding
    Source ↗
    A 57.3%B 60.6%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 MaxΔ 3.3
    SWE-bench Pro: Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) scored 57.3%; Qwen3.7 Max scored 60.6%. Qwen3.7 Max wins this benchmark.

  4. SuperGPQA

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 73.9%B 73.6%
    Winner: Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)Δ 0.3
    SuperGPQA: Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) scored 73.9%; Qwen3.7 Max scored 73.6%. 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.

MetricQwen 3.6 Max (preview)Qwen3.7 MaxComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensQwen 3.6 Max (preview)Not availableQwen3.7 MaxNot availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondQwen 3.6 Max (preview)Not availableQwen3.7 MaxNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenQwen 3.6 Max (preview)Not availableQwen3.7 MaxNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensQwen 3.6 Max (preview)256KQwen3.7 Max1MQwen3.7 Max lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticQwen3.7 Max wins
BenchmarkQwen 3.6 Max (preview)Qwen3.7 MaxResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 65.4%69.7%Qwen3.7 Max leads
QwenClawBenchSource 59.0%64.3%Qwen3.7 Max leads
QwenWebBenchSource 15321568Qwen3.7 Max leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 95.9%94.7%Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) leads
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
AA Agentic IndexSource —30.6%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource —38.7%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource —1273Not comparable
Gert LabsSource —64.27%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
CodingQwen3.7 Max wins
BenchmarkQwen 3.6 Max (preview)Qwen3.7 MaxResult
SWE-bench ProSource 57.3%60.6%Qwen3.7 Max leads
SciCodeSource 47%53.5%Qwen3.7 Max leads
NL2RepoSource 42.9%47.2%Qwen3.7 Max leads
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 65.4%69.7%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-SciCodeSource 46.9%48.8%Qwen3.7 Max leads
SWE-bench VerifiedSource —80.4%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource —78.3%Not comparable
LiveCodeBenchSource —91.6%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource —66.0%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkQwen 3.6 Max (preview)Qwen3.7 MaxResult
AA-LCRSource 69.7%69.0%Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) leads
CritPtSource 3.7%13.4%Qwen3.7 Max leads
MRCRv2Source —90.4%Not comparable
KnowledgeQwen 3.6 Max (preview) wins
BenchmarkQwen 3.6 Max (preview)Qwen3.7 MaxResult
SuperGPQASource 73.9%73.6%Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) leads
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 40.0%46.0%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 88.8%92.3%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-HLESource 28.9%38.1%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 10.2%14.1%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 37.7%30.1%Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 44.2%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
MMMLUSource —90.3%Not comparable
MathQwen3.7 Max wins
BenchmarkQwen 3.6 Max (preview)Qwen3.7 MaxResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 23.103%—Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 4.167%—Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source —97.1%Not comparable
IMOAnswerBenchSource —90.0%Not comparable
ApexSource —44.5%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkQwen 3.6 Max (preview)Qwen3.7 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
BenchmarkQwen 3.6 Max (preview)Qwen3.7 MaxResult
Design Arena WebsiteSource —1293Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkQwen 3.6 Max (preview)Qwen3.7 MaxResult
AA-IFBenchSource 76.6%80.5%Qwen3.7 Max leads
IFEvalSource —94.3%Not comparable
IFBenchSource —79.1%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (5)

Which is better, Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) or Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 72.84 to 59.72. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SciCode, where the scores are 47% and 53.5%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) or Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 73.9 versus 64.2. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Hallucination Rate is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) or Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 77.9 versus 51. Inside this category, SciCode is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) or Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 97.1 versus 18.4. Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) or Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 69.7 versus 65.4. Inside this category, QwenWebBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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