Noometry

Model comparison

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Qwen3.6 Flash

Qwen3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 6 shared benchmarks.

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) xAI

33.7

Rank #239 Confirmed

Qwen3.6 Flash Alibaba (Qwen)

38.8

Rank #182 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 6 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Flash in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.6 Flash leads 39.0 to 20.8.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 11.5% for Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and 84.4% for Qwen3.6 Flash.

Side by side

Grok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen3.6 Flash
ProviderxAIAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index33.738.8
Released2024-08-132026-04-27
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window—1M
Max output—66K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.19
Output $ / M tokens—$1.13
Results tracked3413

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258), Qwen3.6 Flash: —

BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen3.6 Flash
WeirdML22.2%—
LiveBench Coding46.4%—
LMArena Coding1287—
ALE-Bench—326.4

Reasoning Qwen3.6 Flash leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299), Qwen3.6 Flash: 29.0 (#96)

BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen3.6 Flash
SimpleBench22.7%35.2%
DTBench65.2%77.1%
Epoch Capabilities Index130.48143.26
Chess Puzzles—20%
LiveBench Reasoning54.8%—
LMArena Hard Prompts1272—
Mystery Game Puzzles—18%
LiveBench Data Analysis54.5%—
LMCA—31%
LiveBench54.3%—

Math Qwen3.6 Flash leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284), Qwen3.6 Flash: 39.0 (#117)

BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen3.6 Flash
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202511.5%84.4%
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)0.7%10.3%
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)—22.5%
LiveBench Math54.9%—
LMArena Math1283—
MATH Level 563.5%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)—0%

Knowledge Qwen3.6 Flash leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233), Qwen3.6 Flash: 42.1 (#100)

BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen3.6 Flash
GPQA Diamond53.8%83.3%
SimpleQA Verified—15.9%
Confabulations20.1%—
LMArena Expert1254—

Multilingual Not comparable

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188), Qwen3.6 Flash: —

BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen3.6 Flash
LMArena Non-English1282—
LMArena Chinese1289—
LMArena French1318—
LMArena German1287—
LMArena Japanese1244—
LMArena Korean1237—
LMArena Russian1286—
LMArena Spanish1281—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202), Qwen3.6 Flash: —

BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen3.6 Flash
LiveBench Instruction Following69.6%—
LMArena Instruction Following1270—

Long Context Not comparable

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190), Qwen3.6 Flash: —

BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen3.6 Flash
LMArena Longer Query1276—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198), Qwen3.6 Flash: —

BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen3.6 Flash
LMArena Text1305—
LMArena Creative Writing1284—
Short-Story Creative Writing63.6%—
LMArena Multi-Turn1290—
LiveBench Language45.6%—

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Qwen3.6 Flash?

Qwen3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.

How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Qwen3.6 Flash share?

6 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Flash has 13.

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