# Grok 4.1 vs Qwen Plus

> Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-1-vs-qwen-plus
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 13

## Summary

- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Plus in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Grok 4.1 leads 38.9 to 23.3.

## Snapshot

| | Grok 4.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 37.1 |
| Rank | 134 | 210 |
| Context | — | 1M |
| Input $/M | — | $0.40 |
| Output $/M | — | $1.20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253)
- Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | 1328 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49)
- Qwen Plus: —

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 39% | — |

## Reasoning

- Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91)
- Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | 1317 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |

## Math

- Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120)
- Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1422 | 1326 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 17.8% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |

## Knowledge

- Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133)
- Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | 1328 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 48.1% |

## Multilingual

- Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68)
- Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1347 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | 1251 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1323 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | — |
| LMArena German | 1446 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111)
- Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1303 |

## Long Context

- Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100)
- Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1324 |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75)
- Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | 1336 |

## FAQ

### Is Grok 4.1 better than Qwen Plus?

Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Grok 4.1 or Qwen Plus better for coding?

Qwen Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 33.7 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Qwen Plus share?

13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.