Model comparison
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent and Qwen3.5 Max Preview score almost the same on the Noometry Index (46.2 vs 45.3), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 7 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads 43.9 to 30.8.
Side by side
| Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 46.2 | 45.3 |
| Released | 2026-03-09 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 30K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 20 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.0 (#92), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1457 | 1487 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1204 | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.9 (#48), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1448 | 1483 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 89.6% | — |
Math Too close to call
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.4 (#104), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1442 | 1474 |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 40.4 (#119), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1445 | 1489 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 40.5 (#48), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1259 | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 54.4 (#43), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1440 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1475 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1466 | 1484 |
| LMArena German | 1456 | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1405 | 1495 |
| LMArena Korean | 1416 | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | 1457 | 1471 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1447 | 1470 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 74.8 (#84), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.7 (#88), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1431 | 1476 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 64.0 (#59), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1450 | 1470 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1436 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1452 | 1478 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent and Qwen3.5 Max Preview score almost the same on the Noometry Index (46.2 vs 45.3), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (43.0 vs 44.0); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has 20 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.