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GPT-5.6 Terra vs Qwen3.7 Maxfor coding

The verdict

GPT-5.6 Terra wins, 9390

Same 18 coding tasks, marked blind by three rival labs. GPT-5.6 Terra took 8 tasks, Qwen3.7 Max took 3, 7 tied. Tested 16 Aug 2026.

Where they differed most

The task — Duration parser

Write a Python function parse_duration(s) that converts strings like '1h30m', '45s', '2h', '90m', '1h2m3s' into total seconds. Raise ValueError on anything malformed. Include three assert-based tests, one of which covers a malformed input.

```python
import re

_DURATION_RE = re.compile(r"(?:(\d+)h)?(?:(\d+)m)?(?:(\d+)s)?")

def parse_duration(s):
    """Convert a duration like '1h30m' into total seconds."""
    if not isinstance(s, str):
        raise ValueError("Duration must be a string")

    match = _DURATION_RE.fullmatch(s)
    if not match or not any(match.groups()):
        raise ValueError(f"Malformed duration: {s!r}")

    hours, minutes, seconds = (
        int(value) if value is not None else 0
        for value in match.groups()
    )

    return hours * 3600 + minute…
```python
import re

def parse_duration(s: str) -> int:
    """
    Converts a duration string (e.g., '1h30m', '45s', '1h2m3s') into total seconds.
    Raises ValueError on malformed inputs.
    """
    if not isinstance(s, str):
        raise ValueError(f"Expected a string, got {type(s).__name__}")
        
    # Regex explanation:
    # ^             : Start of string
    # (?:(\d+)h)?   : Optional non-capturing group for hours, capturing the digits
    # (?:(\d+)m)?   : Optional non-capturing group for minutes, capturing the digits
    # (?:…

Task by task

TaskGPT-5.6 TerraQwen3.7 Max
Duration parser810
Find the bug109
SQL without window functions109
Infinite useEffect1010
Typed debounce108
Leftmost binary search1010
Security review109
Safe migration98
Fix the code not the test99
Race condition99
Retry with backoff810
Recursive type99
Bash one-liner99
Explain and cost109
Regex with limits98
Callback to async910
Diagnose from a trace88
Idempotency108

Full receipts: GPT-5.6 Terra, Qwen3.7 Max · judges claude-sonnet-5, gemini-3.1-pro-preview, grok-4.5

Questions people ask

Which is better for coding: GPT-5.6 Terra or Qwen3.7 Max?

GPT-5.6 Terra — it scored 93/100 against 90/100 on our 18-task coding suite, winning 8 tasks to 3 with 7 tied. Every answer was marked blind by three judges from three rival AI labs.

How was this tested?

Both models answered the identical published coding tasks. Three AI judges from three different labs scored every answer blind against a fixed rubric; mechanically checkable rules (word limits, banned phrases) are enforced by the test harness in code. The raw outputs and judge verdicts are downloadable.

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