Compare / Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs Claude Sonnet 4.6
Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs Claude Sonnet 4.6
16 results from 4 sources that measured both models. Each row is in the source's own units; there is no overall winner.
| Benchmark | Metric | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | OverallArena rating | 1,452 | 1,461 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Business, management and financeArena rating | 1,450 | 1,482 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Creative writingArena rating | 1,436 | 1,449 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Expert promptsArena rating | 1,499 | 1,506 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Instruction followingArena rating | 1,449 | 1,475 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | OverallArena rating | 1,460 | 1,472 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Writing, literature and languageArena rating | 1,446 | 1,455 |
| Artificial Analysisreported | Artificial Analysis Intelligence Indexindex score | 28.4 | 30.1 |
| Artificial Analysisreported | GPQA Diamond% of questions | 88.8% | 87.5% |
| Artificial Analysisreported | Humanity's Last Exam% of questions | 30.8% | 33.6% |
| Artificial Analysisreported | IFBench% of instructions | 76.6% | 56.6% |
| Artificial Analysisreported | Long-context reasoning (AA-LCR)% of questions | 80.7% | 80.0% |
| Artificial Analysisreported | Terminal-Bench Hard% of tasks | 43.9% | 53.0% |
| Artificial Analysisreported | Τ²-bench telecom% of tasks | 95.9% | 79.5% |
| SimpleQA Verified (Epoch AI)reported | Correct answers% of questions | 52.0% | 35.5% |
| Vending-Bench 2reported | Money after a yearUS dollars | $4,254.19 | $7,204.14 |
Bold green marks the better value on that metric. Where a source reports ranges that overlap, the difference may not be meaningful; see the benchmark page for ranges.