Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Qwen2.5-Max
Qwen2.5-Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.7 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen2.5-Max in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen2.5-Max leads 55.4 to 47.3.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen2.5-Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 40.7 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2025-01-25 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 27 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen2.5-Max leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Qwen2.5-Max: 41.8 (#117)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1359 |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 64.4% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Qwen2.5-Max: 25.6 (#147)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1360 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 51.4% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 67.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 132.53 |
| LiveBench | — | 62.3% |
Math Qwen2.5-Max leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Qwen2.5-Max: 36.9 (#162)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1369 |
| LiveBench Math | — | 58.4% |
Knowledge Qwen2.5-Max leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Qwen2.5-Max: 35.3 (#186)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1337 |
| Confabulations | — | 21.8% |
Multilingual Qwen2.5-Max leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Qwen2.5-Max: 48.1 (#146)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1352 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1382 |
| LMArena French | 1286 | 1396 |
| LMArena German | 1273 | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | 1300 |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | 1304 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1353 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | 1377 |
Instruction Following Qwen2.5-Max leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Qwen2.5-Max: 71.3 (#152)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1335 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 75.3% |
Long Context Qwen2.5-Max leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Qwen2.5-Max: 41.4 (#142)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | 1358 |
Writing & Preference Qwen2.5-Max leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Qwen2.5-Max: 55.4 (#146)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1367 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1364 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 72.9% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 56.3% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Qwen2.5-Max?
Qwen2.5-Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.7 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Qwen2.5-Max better for coding?
Qwen2.5-Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.8 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Qwen2.5-Max share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5-Max has 27.