Model Comparison

Qwen3.7 Max vs MAI-Thinking-1Which is better in 2026?

Qwen3.7 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Qwen3.7 Max vs MAI-Thinking-1 — which is better?

Qwen3.7 Max (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) and MAI-Thinking-1 (by Microsoft) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Qwen3.7 Max outperforms in 8 benchmarks (GPQA, HMMT Feb 26, IFBench, LiveCodeBench v6, MMLU-Pro, SWE-Bench Pro, SWE-Bench Verified, Terminal-Bench 2.0), while MAI-Thinking-1 is better at 0 benchmarks. Qwen3.7 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Qwen3.7 Max if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 8 of 8 shared benchmarks

Choose MAI-Thinking-1 if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2026

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

8 benchmarks

Qwen3.7 Max outperforms in 8 benchmarks (GPQA, HMMT Feb 26, IFBench, LiveCodeBench v6, MMLU-Pro, SWE-Bench Pro, SWE-Bench Verified, Terminal-Bench 2.0), while MAI-Thinking-1 is better at 0 benchmarks.

Qwen3.7 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3.7 Max specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Qwen3.7 Max specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.7 Max
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Microsoft
MAI-Thinking-1
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Qwen3.7 Max

Proprietary

Closed source

MAI-Thinking-1

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.7 Max was released on 2026-05-19, while MAI-Thinking-1 was released on 2026-06-02.

MAI-Thinking-1 is 0 month newer than Qwen3.7 Max.

Qwen3.7 Max

May 19, 2026

1 months ago

MAI-Thinking-1

Jun 2, 2026

1 months ago

2w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.7 Max

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (92.4% vs 84.2%)
Higher HMMT Feb 26 score (97.1% vs 84.9%)
Higher IFBench score (79.1% vs 69.0%)
Higher LiveCodeBench v6 score (91.6% vs 87.7%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (89.6% vs 85.0%)
Higher SWE-Bench Pro score (60.6% vs 52.8%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (80.4% vs 73.5%)
Higher Terminal-Bench 2.0 score (69.7% vs 46.0%)
Microsoft

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Qwen3.7 Max and MAI-Thinking-1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Qwen3.7 Max
✓ Preferred
MAI-Thinking-1
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Feature
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.7 Max
Microsoft
MAI-Thinking-1

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.7 Max vs MAI-Thinking-1.

Which is better, Qwen3.7 Max or MAI-Thinking-1?

Qwen3.7 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3.7 Max is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and MAI-Thinking-1 is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Qwen3.7 Max compare to MAI-Thinking-1 in benchmarks?

Qwen3.7 Max scores HMMT Feb 26: 97.1%, Kernel Bench L3: 96.0%, MMLU-Redux: 95.0%, IFEval: 94.3%, GPQA: 92.4%. MAI-Thinking-1 scores LongFact: 98.0%, AIME 2025: 97.0%, AIME 2026: 94.5%, GraphWalks: 90.0%, AIR-Bench: 88.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Qwen3.7 Max and MAI-Thinking-1?

Qwen3.7 Max supports 1.0M tokens and MAI-Thinking-1 supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

Who makes Qwen3.7 Max and MAI-Thinking-1?

Qwen3.7 Max is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and MAI-Thinking-1 is developed by Microsoft.

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