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Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
Qwen3.6 Max Preview wins on 3/3 benchmarks
Qwen3.6 Max Preview wins 3 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math.
Category leads
knowledge·Qwen3.6 Max Previewmath·Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
#228 by perf·#2 by attention
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
#119 by perf·#2 by attention
Best value
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
n/a
no price
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
14.2 pts/$
$3.59/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
3 benchmarks · 2 models
Qwen2.5 32B InstructQwen3.6 Max Preview
Chess Puzzles
Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads by +15.8
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
0.0
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
15.8
GPQA diamond
Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads by +55.0
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
28.1
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
83.2
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads by +83.8
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
7.3
Qwen3.6 Max Preview
91.1
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 0.0 | 15.8 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 28.1 | 83.2 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 7.3 | 91.1 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | |
| $1.03 | $6.16 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $23.11 |