Model comparison
Grok 4.1 vs Qwen1.5-7B
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen1.5-7B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.1 leads 62.4 to 29.6.
- Qwen1.5-7B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 | Qwen1.5-7B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 31.4 |
| Released | 2025-11-17 | 2024-02-04 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253), Qwen1.5-7B: 32.2 (#276)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | 1107 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49), Qwen1.5-7B: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 39% | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91), Qwen1.5-7B: 20.4 (#240)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | 1065 |
Math Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120), Qwen1.5-7B: 31.4 (#224)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1422 | 1080 |
Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133), Qwen1.5-7B: 28.7 (#243)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | 1055 |
| MMLU | — | 62.6% |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68), Qwen1.5-7B: 28.5 (#271)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1141 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1006 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | — |
| LMArena German | 1446 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | — |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111), Qwen1.5-7B: 54.1 (#281)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1058 |
Long Context Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100), Qwen1.5-7B: 33.1 (#266)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1090 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75), Qwen1.5-7B: 29.6 (#293)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1083 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1035 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | 1062 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 better than Qwen1.5-7B?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 4.1 or Qwen1.5-7B better for coding?
Grok 4.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.7 versus 32.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Qwen1.5-7B share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-7B has 13.