Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 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 Max in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3 Max leads 62.6 to 47.5.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.0 | 43.5 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2025-09-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Max leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 36.4 (#194), Qwen3 Max: 42.4 (#93)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1456 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 370.45 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —, Qwen3 Max: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 71.56 |
Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 23.7 (#162), Qwen3 Max: 22.0 (#186)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1448 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 72.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 30.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 4% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 5% |
| DTBench | — | 82.1% |
| LMCA | — | 28.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 142.41 |
Math Qwen3 Max leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 32.8 (#185), Qwen3 Max: 37.6 (#94)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1447 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 18.9% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 73.3% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 97.1% |
Knowledge Qwen3 Max leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.4 (#195), Qwen3 Max: 48.1 (#72)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1457 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 72.6% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 48.7% |
Multilingual Qwen3 Max leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.6 (#203), Qwen3 Max: 53.9 (#58)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1429 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1479 |
| LMArena French | 1285 | 1450 |
| LMArena German | 1273 | 1463 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | 1399 |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | 1397 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1428 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1278 | 1463 |
Instruction Following Qwen3 Max leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.7 (#215), Qwen3 Max: 75.0 (#81)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1420 |
Long Context Qwen3 Max leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#191), Qwen3 Max: 41.6 (#129)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1267 | 1439 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| CL-bench | — | 14.5% |
Writing & Preference Qwen3 Max leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.5 (#207), Qwen3 Max: 62.6 (#72)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1439 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1401 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1446 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Qwen3 Max?
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Qwen3 Max better for coding?
Qwen3 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Qwen3 Max share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Max has 33.