Model comparison
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 20 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 54.1 to 20.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 11.5% for Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and 91.1% for Qwen3.6 Max Preview.
Side by side
| Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 33.7 | 51.5 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.80 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1287 | 1471 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1482 |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 22.7% | 63% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 1457 |
| DTBench | 65.2% | 87.2% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 130.48 | 149.24 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 74.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 54.8% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 54.5% | — |
| LMCA | — | 42.5% |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | 91.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1283 | 1465 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | 23.1% |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 4.2% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | 87.4% |
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | 1478 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 52% |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1437 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | 1487 |
| LMArena French | 1318 | 1449 |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | 1445 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | 1454 |
| LMArena German | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | — |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1438 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1457 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1456 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Qwen3.6 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 33.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?
20 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.