Model comparison
Grok Build 0.1 vs Qwen3.5 Plus
Qwen3.5 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.3 to 35.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- Qwen3.5 Plus is cheaper at $0.40 / $2.40 per million input/output tokens, against $1 / $2 for Grok Build 0.1.
- Qwen3.5 Plus accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 256K.
Side by side
| Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.5 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 35.8 | 42.3 |
| Released | 2026-04-16 | 2026-02-16 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 256K | 1M |
| Max output | 256K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | $2.40 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: 42.5 (#90), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: 22.5 (#122), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GBAEval | 2.4% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 0.54 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Grok Build 0.1: 31.3 (#73), Qwen3.5 Plus: 32.0 (#67)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 9.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 22% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 17% |
| DTBench | — | 80.5% |
| LMCA | — | 36.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.79 |
Math Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3.5 Plus: 47.9 (#55)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 21% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 2.1% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3.5 Plus: 46.0 (#78)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 84.8% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 25.4% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 10.7% |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3.5 Plus: 42.9 (#109)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CL-bench | — | 19.8% |
| CL-bench Life | — | 12.4% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok Build 0.1 better than Qwen3.5 Plus?
Qwen3.5 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.3 to 35.8 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Grok Build 0.1 or Qwen3.5 Plus?
Qwen3.5 Plus is cheaper. It lists at $0.40 per million input tokens and $2.40 per million output tokens; Grok Build 0.1 lists at $1 and $2.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.5 Plus does, with 1M tokens against 256K.
How many benchmarks do Grok Build 0.1 and Qwen3.5 Plus share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok Build 0.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Plus has 15.