# Grok 4.3 vs Qwen3.6 Plus

> Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.3 to 43.6 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-3-vs-qwen3-6-plus
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 31

## Summary

- They share 31 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.3 scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen3.6 Plus in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.3 leads 34.9 to 28.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SimpleQA Verified: 33.2% for Grok 4.3 and 44.1% for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper at $0.50 / $3 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $2.50 for Grok 4.3.

## Snapshot

| | Grok 4.3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.6 | 47.3 |
| Rank | 80 | 54 |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Input $/M | $1.25 | $0.50 |
| Output $/M | $2.50 | $3 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Grok 4.3: 41.3 (#117)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.6 (#125)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1357 | 1461 |
| SciCode | 47.3% | 40.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1415 | 1467 |
| ALE-Bench | 944.17 | 670.15 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| WeirdML | 49.9% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Grok 4.3: 27.6 (#93)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: —

| Benchmark | Grok 4.3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 35.26 | 5,115 |
| GDP.pdf | 8% | — |
| LMArena Search | 1165 | — |

## Reasoning

- Grok 4.3: 34.9 (#60)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: 28.5 (#89)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 55.2% | 60.3% |
| CritPt | 8% | 2.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | 25% | 17% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1397 | 1449 |
| DTBench | 90.7% | 81.9% |
| LMCA | 38.3% | 33.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 149.13 | 147.67 |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 12% |
| ForecastBench | 60.3 | — |

## Math

- Grok 4.3: 45.8 (#60)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: 50.6 (#44)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 42.8% | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| LMArena Math | 1388 | 1450 |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 14.6% | — |
| ProofBench | 11% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 8.3% |

## Knowledge

- Grok 4.3: 52.5 (#57)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#40)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 88.8% | 88.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 33.2% | 44.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1385 | 1456 |

## Multimodal

- Grok 4.3: 31.6 (#96)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: —

| Benchmark | Grok 4.3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1231 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 0% | — |

## Multilingual

- Grok 4.3: 50.7 (#114)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.5 (#66)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1385 | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1423 | 1478 |
| LMArena French | 1412 | 1454 |
| LMArena German | 1395 | 1451 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1379 | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | 1357 | 1381 |
| LMArena Russian | 1399 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1402 | 1432 |

## Instruction Following

- Grok 4.3: 72.3 (#135)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.2 (#70)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1366 | 1425 |

## Long Context

- Grok 4.3: 42.5 (#118)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.1 (#48)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1393 | 1440 |
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok 4.3: 58.6 (#112)
- Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.4 (#78)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1397 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1380 | 1405 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1406 | 1438 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1075 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Grok 4.3 better than Qwen3.6 Plus?

Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.3 to 43.6 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Grok 4.3 or Qwen3.6 Plus?

Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper. It lists at $0.50 per million input tokens and $3 per million output tokens; Grok 4.3 lists at $1.25 and $2.50.

### Is Grok 4.3 or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (41.3 vs 40.6); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Both accept 1M tokens.

### How many benchmarks do Grok 4.3 and Qwen3.6 Plus share?

31 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.3 has 40 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.