Model comparison

Grok Build 0.1 vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

Grok Build 0.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.4 to 30.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

Grok Build 0.1 xAI

36.4

Rank #216 Reported

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct Alibaba (Qwen)

30.1

Rank #297 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok Build 0.1 leads 32.2 to 19.2.
  • Both cost about the same: $1 input and $2 output per million tokens.
  • Grok Build 0.1 accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 131K.
  • Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Grok Build 0.1 and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct specifications
Grok Build 0.1Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
ProviderxAIAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index36.430.1
Released2026-04-162024-09
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window256K131K
Max output256K8K
Input $ / M tokens$1$0.70
Output $ / M tokens$2$2.80
Results tracked37

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Category by category

Coding Grok Build 0.1 leads

Grok Build 0.1: 43.1 (#91), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.7 (#169)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok Build 0.1Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
SciCode50.2%—
BigCodeBench Instruct—45%
BigCodeBench Complete—52.3%

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Grok Build 0.1: 22.7 (#129), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok Build 0.1Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
GBAEval2.4%—

Reasoning Grok Build 0.1 leads

Grok Build 0.1: 32.2 (#77), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 19.2 (#266)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok Build 0.1Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
CritPt9.1%—
Chess Puzzles—0%
Epoch Capabilities Index—128.52

Math Not comparable

Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 16.2 (#296)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok Build 0.1Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—7.4%
MATH Level 5—56.1%

Knowledge Not comparable

Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#266)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok Build 0.1Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
GPQA Diamond—46.1%

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok Build 0.1 better than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?

Grok Build 0.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.4 to 30.1 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, Grok Build 0.1 or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is cheaper. It lists at $0.70 per million input tokens and $2.80 per million output tokens; Grok Build 0.1 lists at $1 and $2.

Is Grok Build 0.1 or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct better for coding?

Grok Build 0.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.1 versus 38.7 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Grok Build 0.1 does, with 256K tokens against 131K.

How many benchmarks do Grok Build 0.1 and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok Build 0.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7.

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