# Grok-3 mini vs Qwen Max

> Grok-3 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-3-mini-vs-qwen-max
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 23

## Summary

- They share 23 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-3 mini scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Max in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Grok-3 mini leads 42.1 to 22.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 77.8% for Grok-3 mini and 16.1% for Qwen Max.

## Snapshot

| | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.2 | 34.7 |
| Rank | 141 | 230 |
| Context | — | 33K |
| Input $/M | — | $1.60 |
| Output $/M | — | $6.40 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Grok-3 mini: 40.8 (#131)
- Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292)

| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | 49.3% | 21.8% |
| LMArena Coding | 1379 | 1288 |
| WeirdML | 42.6% | — |

## Reasoning

- Grok-3 mini: 13.6 (#334)
- Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151)

| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1375 | 1269 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0.4% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 61.3% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 16.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 140.35 | — |

## Math

- Grok-3 mini: 42.1 (#85)
- Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276)

| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 77.8% | 16.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1386 | 1275 |
| MATH Level 5 | 90.9% | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 5.9% | 1% |
| Omni-MATH | 31.8% | — |

## Knowledge

- Grok-3 mini: 46.4 (#81)
- Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228)

| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 76.3% | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1395 | 1248 |
| MMLU-Pro | 79.9% | — |
| Confabulations | 10.8% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 67.5% | — |

## Multilingual

- Grok-3 mini: 48.1 (#145)
- Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202)

| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1352 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1387 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1357 | 1330 |
| LMArena German | 1349 | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1342 | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | 1335 | 1142 |
| LMArena Russian | 1353 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1381 | 1290 |

## Instruction Following

- Grok-3 mini: 78.5 (#9)
- Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208)

| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1357 | 1262 |
| IFEval | 95.1% | — |

## Long Context

- Grok-3 mini: 41.0 (#147)
- Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180)

| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1372 | 1288 |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok-3 mini: 52.5 (#169)
- Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205)

| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1370 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1342 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1355 | 1277 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 73.5% | — |
| WildBench | 65.1% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Grok-3 mini better than Qwen Max?

Grok-3 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Grok-3 mini or Qwen Max better for coding?

Grok-3 mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 30.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Grok-3 mini and Qwen Max share?

23 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-3 mini has 35 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.