Model comparison
Grok Build 0.1 vs Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 35.8 on the Noometry Index. Grok Build 0.1 costs 1.9× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok Build 0.1 leads 31.3 to 22.0.
- Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper at $1 / $2 per million input/output tokens, against $1.20 / $6 for Qwen3 Max.
- Qwen3 Max accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 256K.
Side by side
| Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 35.8 | 43.5 |
| Released | 2026-04-16 | 2025-09-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 256K | 262K |
| Max output | 256K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1 | $1.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Grok Build 0.1: 42.5 (#90), Qwen3 Max: 42.4 (#93)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 50.2% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1456 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 370.45 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: 22.5 (#122), Qwen3 Max: —
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| GBAEval | 2.4% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 71.56 |
Reasoning Grok Build 0.1 leads
Grok Build 0.1: 31.3 (#73), Qwen3 Max: 22.0 (#186)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 72.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 30.1% |
| CritPt | 9.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 4% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1448 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 5% |
| DTBench | — | 82.1% |
| LMCA | — | 28.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 142.41 |
Math Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3 Max: 37.6 (#94)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 18.9% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 73.3% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1447 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 97.1% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3 Max: 48.1 (#72)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 72.6% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 48.7% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1457 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3 Max: 53.9 (#58)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1429 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1479 |
| LMArena French | — | 1450 |
| LMArena German | — | 1463 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1399 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1397 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1428 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1463 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3 Max: 75.0 (#81)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1420 |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3 Max: 41.6 (#129)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| CL-bench | — | 14.5% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1439 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3 Max: 62.6 (#72)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1439 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1401 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1446 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok Build 0.1 better than Qwen3 Max?
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 35.8 on the Noometry Index. Grok Build 0.1 costs 1.9× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Grok Build 0.1 or Qwen3 Max?
Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper. It lists at $1 per million input tokens and $2 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Max lists at $1.20 and $6.
Is Grok Build 0.1 or Qwen3 Max better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (42.5 vs 42.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3 Max does, with 262K tokens against 256K.
How many benchmarks do Grok Build 0.1 and Qwen3 Max share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok Build 0.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Max has 33.