Model comparison
Grok 4.1 vs Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 38.1 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 8 categories and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct in 1 category; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where Grok 4.1 leads 34.1 to 23.9.
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 38.1 |
| Released | 2025-11-17 | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 25 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 35.5 (#223)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | 1275 |
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | 1412 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| GSO | — | 4.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 41.2% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 461.45 |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.44 |
Agentic & Tool Use Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.9 (#123)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 27.2% |
| Cybench | 39% | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 25.5 (#149)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | 1372 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 49.5% |
Math Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1422 | 1365 |
Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | 1338 |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.7 (#148)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | 1346 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1357 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | 1398 |
| LMArena German | 1446 | 1325 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | 1310 |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | 1305 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1366 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | 1360 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.6 (#147)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1355 |
Long Context Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#131)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1378 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.3 (#147)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1357 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1333 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | 1365 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 better than Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 4.1 or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better for coding?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.5 versus 33.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25.