# Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Qwen3 Coder Next

> Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-mini-vs-qwen3-coder-next
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- Qwen3 Coder Next has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 34.3 |
| Rank | 198 | 232 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.12 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.80 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199)
- Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)

| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | — |

## Reasoning

- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159)
- Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)

| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | — |

## Math

- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185)
- Qwen3 Coder Next: —

| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | — |

## Knowledge

- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200)
- Qwen3 Coder Next: —

| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | — |

## Multilingual

- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208)
- Qwen3 Coder Next: —

| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | — |
| LMArena French | 1286 | — |
| LMArena German | 1273 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220)
- Qwen3 Coder Next: —

| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | — |

## Long Context

- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196)
- Qwen3 Coder Next: —

| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211)
- Qwen3 Coder Next: —

| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Qwen3 Coder Next?

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (37.0 vs 36.3); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Qwen3 Coder Next share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.