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Benchmark suiteUpdated May 27, 2026

Alibaba benchmarks.

A lab-level profile for Alibaba, covering tracked models, category leaders, open/proprietary mix, speed, value, source coverage, and portfolio depth.

All labs

Lab rank

#10

By available Arena average

Models tracked

22

9 open-weight models

Portfolio coverage

35%

Average matched benchmark signals

Fastest model

1.15s

Qwen3 VL 235b A22B Instruct

OverviewFull public trackerValuePerformance for the moneyCodingCode and SWE-bench signalsAgentsTool and workflow readinessReasoningKnowledge and reasoning signalsContextDocument and retrieval signalsLabsProvider comparisons

Lab profile

Portfolio shape, leaders, and model coverage.

The lab page now starts with the portfolio read, then drills into category leaders, value rankings, and model-level coverage rather than repeating source panels.

Portfolio read

Alibaba has 22 tracked benchmark profiles.

Lab #10

The portfolio combines 13 proprietary models and 9 open-weight models. Its average available Arena rank is 54, with a best category rank of #4. Average profile coverage is 35%, so model-level gaps remain visible in the cards below.

Best Arena model

Qwen3.7 Max 20260517

Best category rank #4

Highest coverage

Qwen3.5 397b A17B

67% matched signals

Fastest response

Qwen3 VL 235b A22B Instruct

1.15s first token

Access mix

Open versus proprietary

Proprietary

13 / 59%

Open weights

9 / 41%

Value leader

Qwen3.7 Plus Preview

Category leaders

Best model by benchmark lens.

Each card shows the highest-ranked model from this lab in a composite benchmark suite, with the global rank and index left intact.

Value

Quality, price, latency, and speed

Qwen3.7 Plus Preview

#379

value index

Coding

Code Arena, SWE-bench, and output speed

Qwen3.7 Max 20260517

#295

coding index

Agents

Search, document, code, and latency

Qwen3 VL 235b A22B Instruct

#10100

agent proxy

Reasoning

Text, document, vision, and mode signals

Qwen3.7 Plus Preview

#1079

reasoning proxy

Context

Document, search, and text proxy

Qwen3.7 Max Preview

#2970

context proxy

Alibaba value ranking table

Models from this lab with both quality and commercial price matches.

Top 12 of 13

RankModelIndexPriceLatencySpeedQualitySources
#3
Qwen3.7 Plus Preview

qwen3.7-plus-preview

AlibabaProprietary
79value index
$0.590blended / 1M tokens
1.35stime to first token
54 tok/soutput speed
79quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#11
Qwen3.7 Max Preview

qwen3.7-max-preview

AlibabaProprietary
73value index
$3.75blended / 1M tokens
1.71stime to first token
187 tok/soutput speed
70quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#20
Qwen3.6 Max Preview

qwen3.6-max-preview

AlibabaProprietary
70value index
$2.93blended / 1M tokens
1.91stime to first token
41 tok/soutput speed
66quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#25
Qwen3.5 27b

qwen3.5-27b

AlibabaOpen weights
68value index
$0.825blended / 1M tokens
1.35stime to first token
83 tok/soutput speed
59quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#27
Qwen3.5 397b A17B

qwen3.5-397b-a17b

AlibabaOpen weights
66value index
$1.35blended / 1M tokens
1.70stime to first token
52 tok/soutput speed
56quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#29
Qwen3.6 Plus

qwen3.6-plus

AlibabaProprietary
66value index
$1.13blended / 1M tokens
1.89stime to first token
53 tok/soutput speed
55quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#46
Qwen3 VL 235b A22B Thinking

qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking

AlibabaOpen weights
61value index
$2.17blended / 1M tokens
2.49stime to first token
33 tok/soutput speed
47quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#50
Qwen3.5 122b A10B

qwen3.5-122b-a10b

AlibabaOpen weights
59value index
$1.10blended / 1M tokens
1.18stime to first token
155 tok/soutput speed
40quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#51
Qwen3 Coder 480b A35B Instruct

qwen3-coder-480b-a35b-instruct

AlibabaOpen weights
59value index
$0.675blended / 1M tokens
1.63stime to first token
61 tok/soutput speed
40quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#57
Qwen3.5 35b A3B

qwen3.5-35b-a3b

AlibabaOpen weights
56value index
$0.688blended / 1M tokens
1.30stime to first token
134 tok/soutput speed
33quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#65
Qwen3 VL 235b A22B Instruct

qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct

AlibabaOpen weights
53value index
$0.700blended / 1M tokens
1.15stime to first token
49 tok/soutput speed
29quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#72
Qwen3 Max Preview

qwen3-max-preview

AlibabaProprietary
50value index
$2.40blended / 1M tokens
1.91stime to first token
47 tok/soutput speed
26quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#3
Qwen3.7 Plus Preview

qwen3.7-plus-preview

AlibabaProprietary
79value index
Price
$0.590blended / 1M tokens
Latency
1.35stime to first token
Speed
54 tok/soutput speed
Quality
79quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#11
Qwen3.7 Max Preview

qwen3.7-max-preview

AlibabaProprietary
73value index
Price
$3.75blended / 1M tokens
Latency
1.71stime to first token
Speed
187 tok/soutput speed
Quality
70quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#20
Qwen3.6 Max Preview

qwen3.6-max-preview

AlibabaProprietary
70value index
Price
$2.93blended / 1M tokens
Latency
1.91stime to first token
Speed
41 tok/soutput speed
Quality
66quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#25
Qwen3.5 27b

qwen3.5-27b

AlibabaOpen weights
68value index
Price
$0.825blended / 1M tokens
Latency
1.35stime to first token
Speed
83 tok/soutput speed
Quality
59quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#27
Qwen3.5 397b A17B

qwen3.5-397b-a17b

AlibabaOpen weights
66value index
Price
$1.35blended / 1M tokens
Latency
1.70stime to first token
Speed
52 tok/soutput speed
Quality
56quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#29
Qwen3.6 Plus

qwen3.6-plus

AlibabaProprietary
66value index
Price
$1.13blended / 1M tokens
Latency
1.89stime to first token
Speed
53 tok/soutput speed
Quality
55quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#46
Qwen3 VL 235b A22B Thinking

qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking

AlibabaOpen weights
61value index
Price
$2.17blended / 1M tokens
Latency
2.49stime to first token
Speed
33 tok/soutput speed
Quality
47quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#50
Qwen3.5 122b A10B

qwen3.5-122b-a10b

AlibabaOpen weights
59value index
Price
$1.10blended / 1M tokens
Latency
1.18stime to first token
Speed
155 tok/soutput speed
Quality
40quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#51
Qwen3 Coder 480b A35B Instruct

qwen3-coder-480b-a35b-instruct

AlibabaOpen weights
59value index
Price
$0.675blended / 1M tokens
Latency
1.63stime to first token
Speed
61 tok/soutput speed
Quality
40quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#57
Qwen3.5 35b A3B

qwen3.5-35b-a3b

AlibabaOpen weights
56value index
Price
$0.688blended / 1M tokens
Latency
1.30stime to first token
Speed
134 tok/soutput speed
Quality
33quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#65
Qwen3 VL 235b A22B Instruct

qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct

AlibabaOpen weights
53value index
Price
$0.700blended / 1M tokens
Latency
1.15stime to first token
Speed
49 tok/soutput speed
Quality
29quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#72
Qwen3 Max Preview

qwen3-max-preview

AlibabaProprietary
50value index
Price
$2.40blended / 1M tokens
Latency
1.91stime to first token
Speed
47 tok/soutput speed
Quality
26quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis

Model portfolio

Alibaba model coverage map.

Every tracked model keeps its best Arena rank, coverage score, commercial metrics, and suite placement visible in one scannable grid.

Qwen3.7 Max 20260517

qwen3.7-max-20260517

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#4

Code

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

#2

coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Qwen3.6 Max Preview

qwen3.6-max-preview

Proprietary

Coverage

56%

Best Arena

#13

Code

Value

#20

value index

Coding

#22

coding index

Latency

1.91s

41 tok/s

$2.93

Qwen3.7 Max Preview

qwen3.7-max-preview

Proprietary

Coverage

44%

Best Arena

#15

Text

Value

#11

value index

Coding

#80

coding index

Latency

1.71s

187 tok/s

$3.75

Qwen3.7 Plus Preview

qwen3.7-plus-preview

Proprietary

Coverage

44%

Best Arena

#16

Vision

Value

#3

value index

Coding

#95

coding index

Latency

1.35s

54 tok/s

$0.590

Qwen3.6 Plus

qwen3.6-plus

Proprietary

Coverage

56%

Best Arena

#18

Code

Value

#29

value index

Coding

#30

coding index

Latency

1.89s

53 tok/s

$1.13

Qwen3.5 Max Preview

qwen3.5-max-preview

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#26

Text

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Qwen3.5 397b A17B

qwen3.5-397b-a17b

Open weights

Coverage

67%

Best Arena

#29

Vision

Value

#27

value index

Coding

#49

coding index

Latency

1.70s

52 tok/s

$1.35

Qwen3.5 122b A10B

qwen3.5-122b-a10b

Open weights

Coverage

67%

Best Arena

#41

Vision

Value

#50

value index

Coding

#57

coding index

Latency

1.18s

155 tok/s

$1.10

Qwen3.5 27b

qwen3.5-27b

Open weights

Coverage

56%

Best Arena

#42

Vision

Value

#25

value index

Coding

#61

coding index

Latency

1.35s

83 tok/s

$0.825

Qwen3 VL 235b A22B Instruct

qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct

Open weights

Coverage

56%

Best Arena

#45

Vision

Value

#65

value index

Coding

#96

coding index

Latency

1.15s

49 tok/s

$0.700

Qwen3 VL 235b A22B Thinking

qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking

Open weights

Coverage

44%

Best Arena

#58

Vision

Value

#46

value index

Coding

#99

coding index

Latency

2.49s

33 tok/s

$2.17

Qwen3 Max Preview

qwen3-max-preview

Proprietary

Coverage

44%

Best Arena

#60

Text

Value

#72

value index

Coding

#97

coding index

Latency

1.91s

47 tok/s

$2.40

Qwen VL Max 2025 08 13

qwen-vl-max-2025-08-13

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#62

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Qwen3 Coder 480b A35B Instruct

qwen3-coder-480b-a35b-instruct

Open weights

Coverage

56%

Best Arena

#65

Code

Value

#51

value index

Coding

#64

coding index

Latency

1.63s

61 tok/s

$0.675SWE #31

Qwen3.5 35b A3B

qwen3.5-35b-a3b

Open weights

Coverage

44%

Best Arena

#67

Code

Value

#57

value index

Coding

#73

coding index

Latency

1.30s

134 tok/s

$0.688

Qwen3.5 Flash

qwen3.5-flash

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#71

Code

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

#70

coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Qwen3 Max 2025 09 23

qwen3-max-2025-09-23

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#76

Text

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Qwen3 235b A22B Instruct 2507

qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507

Open weights

Coverage

44%

Best Arena

#78

Text

Value

#76

value index

Coding

#93

coding index

Latency

1.28s

57 tok/s

$0.838

Qwen2.5 VL 72b Instruct

qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#90

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Qwen2.5 VL 32b Instruct

qwen2.5-vl-32b-instruct

Open weights

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#91

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Qwen VL Max 1119

qwen-vl-max-1119

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#99

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Qwen2 VL 72b

qwen2-vl-72b

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#100

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed