Model comparison
Grok 4.1 vs Qwen3.5 Plus
Qwen3.5 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.5 Plus leads 49.6 to 38.9.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.5 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 42.9 |
| Released | 2025-11-17 | 2026-02-16 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.40 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 621.92 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 39% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 0.54 |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91), Qwen3.5 Plus: 32.8 (#74)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 22% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 17% |
| DTBench | — | 80.5% |
| LMCA | — | 36.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.78 |
Math Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120), Qwen3.5 Plus: 49.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1422 | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 21% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 2.1% |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133), Qwen3.5 Plus: 46.0 (#83)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 84.8% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 25.4% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 10.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | — |
| LMArena French | 1448 | — |
| LMArena German | 1446 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | — |
Long Context Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100), Qwen3.5 Plus: 43.0 (#113)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CL-bench | — | 19.8% |
| CL-bench Life | — | 12.4% |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 better than Qwen3.5 Plus?
Qwen3.5 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Qwen3.5 Plus share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Plus has 15.