Qwen3.6-Max-Preview: Smarter, Sharper, Still Evolving

Post by nothinkjustai » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC

FlyingSnake wrote: post #135

alex7o wrote: post #71

Ok I find it funny that people compare models and are like, opus 4.7 is SOTA and is much better etc, but I have used glm 5.1 (I assume this comes form them training on both opus and codex) for things opus couldn't do and have seen it make better code, haven't tried the qwen max series but I have seen the local 122b model do smarter more correct things based on docs than opus so yes benchmarks are one thing but realit…

I tried GLM5.1 last week after reading about it here. It was slow as molasses for routine tasks and I had to switch back to Claude. It also ran out of 5H credit limit faster than Claude.

Post by cnlwsu » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC

wg0 wrote: post #82

Notice the pattern that Chinese providers are now: 1. Keeping models closed source. 2. Jacking up pricing. A lot. Sometimes up to 100% increase.

Post by balls187 » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC

taurath wrote: post #106

OtomotO wrote: post #83

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Many people averted religion (which I can get behind with), but have never removed the dogmatic thinking that lay at its root. As so many things these days: It's a cult. I've used Claude for many months now. Since February I see a stark decline in the work I do with it. I've also tried to use it for GPU programming where it absolutely sucks at, with Sonnet, Opus 4.5 and 4.6 But if you share that sentiment, it's alway…

I agree - the problem is it’s hard to see how people who say they’re using it effectively actually are using it, what they’re outputting, and making any sort of comparison on quality or maintainability or coherence. In the same way, it’s hard to see how people who say they’re struggling are actually using it. There’s truth somewhere in between “it’s the answer to everything” and “skill issue”. We know it’s overhyped.…

Post by FlyingSnake » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC

bensyverson wrote: post #140

FlyingSnake wrote: post #135

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I tried GLM5.1 last week after reading about it here. It was slow as molasses for routine tasks and I had to switch back to Claude. It also ran out of 5H credit limit faster than Claude.

If you view the "thinking" traces you can see why; it will go back and forth on potential solutions, writing full implementations in the thinking block then debating them, constantly circling back to points it raised earlier, and starting every other paragraph with "Actually…" or "But wait!"

Post by souravroyetl » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC