Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Qwen3.5 397B-A17B
Qwen3.5 397B-A17B is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.7 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 0 categories and Qwen3.5 397B-A17B in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.5 397B-A17B leads 53.3 to 33.4.
- Qwen3.5 397B-A17B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.0 | 45.7 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2026-02-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $3.60 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 36 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 397B-A17B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 36.4 (#194), Qwen3.5 397B-A17B: 41.7 (#108)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1464 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1400 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —, Qwen3.5 397B-A17B: 33.2 (#51)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 24.9% |
| τ²-bench Airline | — | 81.5% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 9.8% |
| τ²-bench Retail | — | 84.4% |
| τ²-bench Telecom | — | 97.8% |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 397B-A17B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 23.7 (#162), Qwen3.5 397B-A17B: 33.6 (#62)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1448 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 73.7% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 58.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 13% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 65.1% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 18% |
| DTBench | — | 87.5% |
| LMCA | — | 37.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.64 |
Math Qwen3.5 397B-A17B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 32.8 (#185), Qwen3.5 397B-A17B: 44.9 (#64)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1455 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 31.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 88.9% |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 397B-A17B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.4 (#195), Qwen3.5 397B-A17B: 53.3 (#53)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1461 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 86.4% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —, Qwen3.5 397B-A17B: 40.0 (#42)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1262 |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 397B-A17B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.6 (#203), Qwen3.5 397B-A17B: 54.0 (#56)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1431 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1501 |
| LMArena French | 1285 | 1461 |
| LMArena German | 1273 | 1447 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | 1427 |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | 1382 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1429 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1278 | 1443 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 397B-A17B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.7 (#215), Qwen3.5 397B-A17B: 75.2 (#73)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1424 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 397B-A17B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#191), Qwen3.5 397B-A17B: 44.1 (#71)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1267 | 1442 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 397B-A17B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.5 (#207), Qwen3.5 397B-A17B: 62.5 (#74)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1438 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1401 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1447 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1478 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Qwen3.5 397B-A17B?
Qwen3.5 397B-A17B is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.7 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Qwen3.5 397B-A17B better for coding?
Qwen3.5 397B-A17B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.7 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Qwen3.5 397B-A17B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 397B-A17B has 36.