Model comparison
Grok 4.1 vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Max Preview in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 57.6 to 39.5.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 51.5 |
| Released | 2025-11-17 | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.80 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | 1482 |
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | 1471 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 39% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | 1457 |
| SimpleBench | — | 63% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 74.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
| DTBench | — | 87.2% |
| LMCA | — | 42.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 149.24 |
Math Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1422 | 1465 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 91.1% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 23.1% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 4.2% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | 1478 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 87.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 52% |
Multilingual Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | 1437 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1487 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | 1449 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1445 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | 1454 |
| LMArena German | 1446 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | — |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1438 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1457 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | 1456 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 4.1 or Qwen3.6 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.7 versus 33.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.