Noometry

Model comparison

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent vs Qwen Max

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.2 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent xAI

46.2

Rank #65 Confirmed

Qwen Max Alibaba (Qwen)

34.7

Rank #230 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen Max in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads 43.9 to 25.1.
  • Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is cheaper at $1.25 / $2.50 per million input/output tokens, against $1.60 / $6.40 for Qwen Max.
  • Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 33K.

Side by side

Grok 4.20 Multi-AgentQwen Max
ProviderxAIAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index46.234.7
Released2026-03-092024-04-03
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window1M33K
Max output30K8K
Input $ / M tokens$1.25$1.60
Output $ / M tokens$2.50$6.40
Results tracked2023

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Category by category

Coding Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.0 (#92), Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292)

BenchmarkGrok 4.20 Multi-AgentQwen Max
LMArena Coding14571288
Aider Polyglot—21.8%

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: —, Qwen Max: —

BenchmarkGrok 4.20 Multi-AgentQwen Max
LMArena Search1204—

Reasoning Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.9 (#48), Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151)

BenchmarkGrok 4.20 Multi-AgentQwen Max
LMArena Hard Prompts14481269
NYT Connections (extended)89.6%—

Math Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.4 (#104), Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276)

BenchmarkGrok 4.20 Multi-AgentQwen Max
LMArena Math14421275
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—16.1%
MATH Level 5—67.2%
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)—1%

Knowledge Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 40.4 (#119), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228)

BenchmarkGrok 4.20 Multi-AgentQwen Max
LMArena Expert14451248
GPQA Diamond—56.1%

Multimodal Not comparable

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 40.5 (#48), Qwen Max: —

BenchmarkGrok 4.20 Multi-AgentQwen Max
LMArena Vision1259—

Multilingual Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 54.4 (#43), Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202)

BenchmarkGrok 4.20 Multi-AgentQwen Max
LMArena Non-English14401263
LMArena Chinese14751254
LMArena French14661330
LMArena German14561254
LMArena Japanese14051205
LMArena Korean14161142
LMArena Russian14571274
LMArena Spanish14471290

Instruction Following Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 74.8 (#84), Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208)

BenchmarkGrok 4.20 Multi-AgentQwen Max
LMArena Instruction Following14201262

Long Context Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.7 (#88), Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180)

BenchmarkGrok 4.20 Multi-AgentQwen Max
LMArena Longer Query14311288
Fiction.LiveBench—66.7%

Writing & Preference Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 64.0 (#59), Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205)

BenchmarkGrok 4.20 Multi-AgentQwen Max
LMArena Text14501282
LMArena Creative Writing14361248
LMArena Multi-Turn14521277

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent better than Qwen Max?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.2 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent or Qwen Max?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is cheaper. It lists at $1.25 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Qwen Max lists at $1.60 and $6.40.

Is Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent or Qwen Max better for coding?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.0 versus 30.7 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent does, with 1M tokens against 33K.

How many benchmarks do Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent and Qwen Max share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has 20 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.

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