Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Qwen-Max

A-TIER

Qwen (Alibaba)

Intelligence Score 81/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 32K tokens

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

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A-TIER

Hugging Face Inference

Intelligence Score 80/100

Context Window 8k

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 81/100 vs 80/100, Qwen-Max outperforms Gemma 2 9B Instruct by 1 point.

Close Match: The difference is minimal. Consider other factors like pricing and features.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Qwen-Max	Gemma 2 9B Instruct
Context Window	32K tokens	8k
Architecture	Transformer (Open Weight)	Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~75-79%	~75-79%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Paid / Commercial	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	60 RPM	300 Requests / hour
Daily Limit	Credit-based	Dependent on global load
Capabilities	No specific data	No specific data
Performance Tier	B-Tier (Strong)	B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate	Medium	Medium
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	General Purpose
Model Size	Undisclosed	9B
Limitations	Requires Alibaba Cloud account (Payment method) Dashboard can be complex Region selection matters	Rate limited to ~300 request/hour for free users Models larger than 10GB may not load Cold starts can occur
Key Strengths	Qwen Family: Top tier open weights Multimodal capabilities (VL models) Search Plugin integration	Serverless Inference Instant Model Loading Text Generation