Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Qwen3.5 35B-A3B
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 37.0 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 1 category and Qwen3.5 35B-A3B in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads 47.7 to 33.4.
- Qwen3.5 35B-A3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.0 | 41.7 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2026-02-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 36.4 (#194), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 33.5 (#244)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1410 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1254 |
| SciCode | — | 29.3% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 23.7 (#162), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 23.9 (#158)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1400 |
| CritPt | — | 0.6% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 10% |
| DTBench | — | 80% |
| LMCA | — | 29.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 142.52 |
Math Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 32.8 (#185), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 38.4 (#86)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1404 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 56% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 70% |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.4 (#195), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 47.7 (#73)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1408 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 83.5% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 10.5% |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.6 (#203), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 50.2 (#122)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1379 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1458 |
| LMArena French | 1285 | 1412 |
| LMArena German | 1273 | 1367 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | 1326 |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | 1354 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1377 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1278 | 1390 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.7 (#215), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 73.0 (#123)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1379 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#191), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 42.4 (#122)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1267 | 1390 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.5 (#207), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 58.1 (#118)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1395 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1347 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1391 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Qwen3.5 35B-A3B?
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Qwen3.5 35B-A3B better for coding?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.4 versus 33.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Qwen3.5 35B-A3B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 35B-A3B has 28.