Model comparison
Grok 4.1 vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.1 leads 29.5 to 22.4.
- Qwen3 Coder Next has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2025-11-17 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | — |
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 39% | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | — |
Math Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1422 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 4.1 or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Qwen3 Coder Next scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.3 versus 33.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.