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Model comparison

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs QwQ-32B

QwQ-32B is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.8 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 29 shared benchmarks.

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) xAI

33.7

Rank #239 Confirmed

QwQ-32B Alibaba (Qwen)

39.8

Rank #159 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 29 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 0 categories and QwQ-32B in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where QwQ-32B leads 38.0 to 20.8.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 11.5% for Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and 59.2% for QwQ-32B.
  • QwQ-32B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Grok-2 (Dec 2024)QwQ-32B
ProviderxAIAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index33.739.8
Released2024-08-132024-11-28
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked3436

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Category by category

Coding QwQ-32B leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258), QwQ-32B: 35.4 (#226)

BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)QwQ-32B
LiveBench Coding46.4%72.2%
LMArena Coding12871333
Aider Polyglot—20.9%
WeirdML22.2%—
BigCodeBench Instruct—44.6%
BigCodeBench Complete—54.4%

Reasoning QwQ-32B leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299), QwQ-32B: 23.7 (#174)

BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)QwQ-32B
LiveBench Reasoning54.8%83.5%
LMArena Hard Prompts12721325
LiveBench Data Analysis54.5%65%
Epoch Capabilities Index130.48137.6
LiveBench54.3%72%
SimpleBench22.7%—
Chess Puzzles—5%
DTBench65.2%—
ForecastBench—58.3

Math QwQ-32B leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284), QwQ-32B: 38.0 (#143)

BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)QwQ-32B
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202511.5%59.2%
LiveBench Math54.9%77.8%
LMArena Math12831359
MATH Level 563.5%—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)0.7%—

Knowledge QwQ-32B leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233), QwQ-32B: 37.2 (#158)

BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)QwQ-32B
GPQA Diamond53.8%65.3%
Confabulations20.1%15.6%
LMArena Expert12541324

Multilingual QwQ-32B leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188), QwQ-32B: 44.8 (#176)

BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)QwQ-32B
LMArena Non-English12821305
LMArena Chinese12891378
LMArena French13181336
LMArena German12871313
LMArena Japanese12441262
LMArena Korean12371279
LMArena Russian12861297
LMArena Spanish12811354

Instruction Following QwQ-32B leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202), QwQ-32B: 72.6 (#137)

BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)QwQ-32B
LiveBench Instruction Following69.6%81.8%
LMArena Instruction Following12701297

Long Context QwQ-32B leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190), QwQ-32B: 49.0 (#11)

BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)QwQ-32B
LMArena Longer Query12761308
Fiction.LiveBench—83.3%

Writing & Preference QwQ-32B leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198), QwQ-32B: 50.6 (#180)

BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)QwQ-32B
LMArena Text13051329
LMArena Creative Writing12841288
Short-Story Creative Writing63.6%80.2%
LMArena Multi-Turn12901314
LiveBench Language45.6%51.4%
EQ-Bench Creative Writing—1257

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than QwQ-32B?

QwQ-32B is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.8 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or QwQ-32B better for coding?

QwQ-32B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.4 versus 33.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and QwQ-32B share?

29 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and QwQ-32B has 36.

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