Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- Qwen3 Coder Next has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | — |
Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | — |
Math Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | — |
| LMArena French | 1286 | — |
| LMArena German | 1273 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (37.0 vs 36.3); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.