Model comparison
Grok Build 0.1 vs Qwen Max
Grok Build 0.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.8 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Grok Build 0.1 leads 42.5 to 30.3.
- Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper at $1 / $2 per million input/output tokens, against $1.60 / $6.40 for Qwen Max.
- Grok Build 0.1 accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 33K.
Side by side
| Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 35.8 | 34.4 |
| Released | 2026-04-16 | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 256K | 33K |
| Max output | 256K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1 | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok Build 0.1 leads
Grok Build 0.1: 42.5 (#90), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#288)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| SciCode | 50.2% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1288 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: 22.5 (#122), Qwen Max: —
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GBAEval | 2.4% | — |
Reasoning Grok Build 0.1 leads
Grok Build 0.1: 31.3 (#73), Qwen Max: 24.1 (#154)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 9.1% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1270 |
Math Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen Max: 21.0 (#272)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1275 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen Max: 30.3 (#222)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1248 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen Max: 42.0 (#197)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1254 |
| LMArena French | — | 1329 |
| LMArena German | — | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1141 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1290 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen Max: 66.7 (#203)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1262 |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen Max: 39.4 (#175)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1289 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen Max: 48.0 (#200)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1277 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok Build 0.1 better than Qwen Max?
Grok Build 0.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.8 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Grok Build 0.1 or Qwen Max?
Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper. It lists at $1 per million input tokens and $2 per million output tokens; Qwen Max lists at $1.60 and $6.40.
Is Grok Build 0.1 or Qwen Max better for coding?
Grok Build 0.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.5 versus 30.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok Build 0.1 does, with 256K tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do Grok Build 0.1 and Qwen Max share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok Build 0.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.