Model comparison
Grok Build 0.1 vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.3 to 35.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok Build 0.1 scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen3.6 Plus in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 50.2% for Grok Build 0.1 and 40.7% for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper at $0.50 / $3 per million input/output tokens, against $1 / $2 for Grok Build 0.1.
- Qwen3.6 Plus accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 256K.
Side by side
| Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 35.8 | 47.3 |
| Released | 2026-04-16 | 2026-03-31 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 256K | 1M |
| Max output | 256K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1 | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | $3 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok Build 0.1 leads
Grok Build 0.1: 42.5 (#90), Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.6 (#125)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 50.2% | 40.7% |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1461 |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1467 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 670.15 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: 22.5 (#122), Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GBAEval | 2.4% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,115 |
Reasoning Grok Build 0.1 leads
Grok Build 0.1: 31.3 (#73), Qwen3.6 Plus: 28.5 (#89)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 9.1% | 2.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 60.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 17% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1449 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 12% |
| DTBench | — | 81.9% |
| LMCA | — | 33.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 147.67 |
Math Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 50.6 (#44)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 93.3% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1450 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 8.3% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#40)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 44.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1456 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.5 (#66)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1478 |
| LMArena French | — | 1454 |
| LMArena German | — | 1451 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1381 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1432 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.2 (#70)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1425 |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.1 (#48)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1440 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.4 (#78)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1405 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1438 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok Build 0.1 better than Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.3 to 35.8 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Grok Build 0.1 or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper. It lists at $0.50 per million input tokens and $3 per million output tokens; Grok Build 0.1 lists at $1 and $2.
Is Grok Build 0.1 or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?
Grok Build 0.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.5 versus 40.6 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.6 Plus does, with 1M tokens against 256K.
How many benchmarks do Grok Build 0.1 and Qwen3.6 Plus share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok Build 0.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.