# Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent vs Qwen2.5-Max

> Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.5 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-20-multi-agent-vs-qwen2-5-max
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen2.5-Max in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads 42.4 to 24.6.

## Snapshot

| | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 45.5 | 40.1 |
| Rank | 62 | 142 |
| Context | 1M | — |
| Input $/M | $1.25 | — |
| Output $/M | $2.50 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 42.4 (#91)
- Qwen2.5-Max: 41.2 (#118)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1458 | 1359 |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 64.4% |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: —
- Qwen2.5-Max: —

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1204 | — |

## Reasoning

- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 42.4 (#44)
- Qwen2.5-Max: 24.6 (#144)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1448 | 1360 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 89.6% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 51.4% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 67.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 132.54 |
| LiveBench | — | 62.3% |

## Math

- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 36.6 (#106)
- Qwen2.5-Max: 34.3 (#162)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1441 | 1369 |
| LiveBench Math | — | 58.4% |

## Knowledge

- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.7 (#116)
- Qwen2.5-Max: 34.8 (#181)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1445 | 1337 |
| Confabulations | — | 21.8% |

## Multimodal

- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.8 (#44)
- Qwen2.5-Max: —

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1259 | — |

## Multilingual

- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 54.6 (#40)
- Qwen2.5-Max: 48.3 (#140)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1440 | 1352 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1475 | 1382 |
| LMArena French | 1467 | 1396 |
| LMArena German | 1456 | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1405 | 1299 |
| LMArena Korean | 1416 | 1304 |
| LMArena Russian | 1457 | 1353 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1447 | 1377 |

## Instruction Following

- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 75.0 (#80)
- Qwen2.5-Max: 71.5 (#147)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1335 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 75.3% |

## Long Context

- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.7 (#84)
- Qwen2.5-Max: 41.3 (#137)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1430 | 1358 |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 64.1 (#57)
- Qwen2.5-Max: 55.6 (#141)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1450 | 1367 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1435 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1451 | 1364 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 72.9% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 56.3% |

## FAQ

### Is Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent better than Qwen2.5-Max?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.5 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent or Qwen2.5-Max better for coding?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 41.2 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent and Qwen2.5-Max share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has 20 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5-Max has 27.