Model comparison
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent vs Qwen1.5-72B
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.5 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen1.5-72B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads 39.7 to 11.5.
- Qwen1.5-72B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen1.5-72B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 45.5 | 30.3 |
| Released | 2026-03-09 | 2024-02-04 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 30K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 20 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 42.4 (#91), Qwen1.5-72B: 31.4 (#272)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen1.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1458 | 1166 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 33.2% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.3% |
| HumanEval+ | — | 59.1% |
| MBPP+ | — | 61.6% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: —, Qwen1.5-72B: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen1.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1204 | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 42.4 (#44), Qwen1.5-72B: 21.2 (#201)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen1.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1448 | 1148 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 89.6% | — |
Math Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 36.6 (#106), Qwen1.5-72B: 30.7 (#205)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen1.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1441 | 1164 |
Knowledge Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.7 (#116), Qwen1.5-72B: 11.5 (#295)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen1.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1445 | 1136 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 28.8% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.8 (#44), Qwen1.5-72B: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen1.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1259 | — |
Multilingual Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 54.6 (#40), Qwen1.5-72B: 33.4 (#248)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen1.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1440 | 1135 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1475 | 1186 |
| LMArena French | 1467 | 1158 |
| LMArena German | 1456 | 1084 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1405 | 1061 |
| LMArena Korean | 1416 | 1049 |
| LMArena Russian | 1457 | 1104 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1447 | 1110 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 75.0 (#80), Qwen1.5-72B: 59.6 (#251)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen1.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1142 |
Long Context Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.7 (#84), Qwen1.5-72B: 35.0 (#238)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen1.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1430 | 1157 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 64.1 (#57), Qwen1.5-72B: 37.4 (#253)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen1.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1450 | 1166 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1435 | 1137 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1451 | 1160 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent better than Qwen1.5-72B?
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.5 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent or Qwen1.5-72B better for coding?
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 31.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent and Qwen1.5-72B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has 20 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-72B has 22.