Model comparison
Grok 4.1 vs Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.7 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 scores higher in 4 categories and Qwen3 Max in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Qwen3 Max leads 43.0 to 33.7.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 43.7 |
| Released | 2025-11-17 | 2025-09-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Max leads
Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253), Qwen3 Max: 43.0 (#93)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | 1456 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 370.45 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49), Qwen3 Max: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 39% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 71.56 |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91), Qwen3 Max: 22.6 (#190)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | 1448 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 72.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 30.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 4% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 5% |
| DTBench | — | 82.1% |
| LMCA | — | 28.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 142.38 |
Math Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120), Qwen3 Max: 38.7 (#131)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1422 | 1446 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 18.9% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 73.3% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 97.1% |
Knowledge Qwen3 Max leads
Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133), Qwen3 Max: 48.1 (#78)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | 1455 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 72.6% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 48.7% |
Multilingual Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68), Qwen3 Max: 53.7 (#62)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | 1429 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1478 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | 1449 |
| LMArena German | 1446 | 1463 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | 1397 |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | 1399 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1428 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | 1462 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111), Qwen3 Max: 74.8 (#87)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1419 |
Long Context Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100), Qwen3 Max: 41.6 (#134)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1438 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| CL-bench | — | 14.5% |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75), Qwen3 Max: 62.4 (#76)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1439 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1402 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | 1446 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 better than Qwen3 Max?
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.7 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 4.1 or Qwen3 Max better for coding?
Qwen3 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.0 versus 33.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Qwen3 Max share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Max has 33.