Model comparison
Grok 4.1 vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 scores higher in 3 categories and Qwen3.6 Plus in 5 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Plus leads 56.1 to 39.5.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 47.5 |
| Released | 2025-11-17 | 2026-03-31 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $3 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253), Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.8 (#130)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | 1461 |
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | 1467 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| SciCode | — | 40.7% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 670.15 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49), Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 39% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,115 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91), Qwen3.6 Plus: 29.3 (#93)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | 1449 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 60.3% |
| CritPt | — | 2.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 17% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 12% |
| DTBench | — | 81.9% |
| LMCA | — | 33.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 147.65 |
Math Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120), Qwen3.6 Plus: 51.8 (#54)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1422 | 1450 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 93.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 8.3% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133), Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#45)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | 1454 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 44.1% |
Multilingual Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68), Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.3 (#70)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1477 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | 1455 |
| LMArena German | 1446 | 1452 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | 1379 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | 1432 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111), Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.0 (#74)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1425 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100), Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.2 (#49)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1439 |
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75), Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.2 (#82)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1404 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | 1438 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 better than Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 4.1 or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 33.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Qwen3.6 Plus share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.