Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B
Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 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 Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads 60.2 to 47.3.
- Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 43.2 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.70 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.80 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 42.4 (#100)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1439 |
Reasoning Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 29.3 (#92)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1428 |
Math Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 39.0 (#118)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1426 |
Knowledge Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 40.3 (#121)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1442 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —, Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 39.8 (#55)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1247 |
Multilingual Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 51.9 (#97)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1405 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1463 |
| LMArena French | 1286 | 1452 |
| LMArena German | 1273 | 1424 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | 1385 |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | 1394 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1408 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | 1428 |
Instruction Following Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 74.2 (#101)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1406 |
Long Context Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 43.4 (#98)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | 1420 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 60.2 (#99)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1420 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1366 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1428 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B?
Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B better for coding?
Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B has 18.