Model comparison
Grok-3 mini vs Qwen Plus
Grok-3 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-3 mini scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Plus in 1 category; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Grok-3 mini leads 46.4 to 27.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 77.8% for Grok-3 mini and 17.8% for Qwen Plus.
Side by side
| Grok-3 mini | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.2 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2025-04-09 | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 35 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 40.8 (#131), Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1379 | 1328 |
| Aider Polyglot | 49.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 42.6% | — |
Reasoning Qwen Plus leads
Grok-3 mini: 13.6 (#334), Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 61.3% | 63.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1375 | 1317 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0.4% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 16.5% | — |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 140.35 | — |
Math Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 42.1 (#85), Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 77.8% | 17.8% |
| LMArena Math | 1386 | 1326 |
| MATH Level 5 | 90.9% | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 5.9% | 1.7% |
| Omni-MATH | 31.8% | — |
Knowledge Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 46.4 (#81), Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 76.3% | 48.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1395 | 1328 |
| MMLU-Pro | 79.9% | — |
| Confabulations | 10.8% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 67.5% | — |
Multilingual Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 48.1 (#145), Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1352 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1387 | 1347 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1342 | 1251 |
| LMArena Russian | 1353 | 1323 |
| LMArena French | 1357 | — |
| LMArena German | 1349 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1335 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1381 | — |
Instruction Following Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 78.5 (#9), Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1357 | 1303 |
| IFEval | 95.1% | — |
Long Context Too close to call
Grok-3 mini: 41.0 (#147), Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1372 | 1324 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 66.7% | — |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Grok-3 mini: 52.5 (#169), Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1370 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1342 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1355 | 1336 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 73.5% | — |
| WildBench | 65.1% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-3 mini better than Qwen Plus?
Grok-3 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-3 mini or Qwen Plus better for coding?
Grok-3 mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok-3 mini and Qwen Plus share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-3 mini has 35 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.