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Qwen2.5-Max vs Qwen3 8B
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Winner summary
Qwen3 8B wins on 2/3 benchmarks
Qwen3 8B wins 2 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in math.
Category leads
knowledge·Qwen2.5-Maxmath·Qwen3 8B
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Qwen2.5-Max
#184 by perf·#2 by attention
Qwen3 8B
#159 by perf·#2 by attention
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-MaxQwen3 8B
Fiction.LiveBench
Qwen2.5-Max leads by +4.6
Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination.
Qwen2.5-Max
66.7
Qwen3 8B
62.1
GPQA diamond
Qwen3 8B leads by +0.8
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Qwen2.5-Max
41.5
Qwen3 8B
42.3
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Qwen3 8B leads by +40.0
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Qwen2.5-Max
16.0
Qwen3 8B
56.1
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Max | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
Fiction.LiveBench Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination. | 66.7 | 62.1 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 41.5 | 42.3 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 16.0 | 56.1 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | |
| $0.12 | $0.46 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $2.02 |