Model comparison
Grok 4.5 vs Qwen3 Max
Grok 4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 55.0 to 43.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 29 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 29 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.5 scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen3 Max in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.5 leads 56.0 to 22.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 79.9% for Grok 4.5 and 30.1% for Qwen3 Max.
- Qwen3 Max is cheaper at $1.20 / $6 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Grok 4.5.
- Grok 4.5 accepts more context: 500K tokens versus 262K.
Side by side
| Grok 4.5 | Qwen3 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 55.0 | 43.5 |
| Released | 2026-07-08 | 2025-09-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 500K | 262K |
| Max output | 500K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | $1.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $6 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 52 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.5 leads
Grok 4.5: 51.7 (#34), Qwen3 Max: 42.4 (#93)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1473 | 1456 |
| ALE-Bench | 1,309 | 370.45 |
| DeepSWE | 53.8% | — |
| FrontierCode | 42.4% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1552 | — |
| SciCode | 54.1% | — |
| WeirdML | 46.4% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.5: 44.4 (#15), Qwen3 Max: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 3,887 | 71.56 |
| APEX-Agents | 56.2% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 47.9% | — |
| PostTrainBench | 23.4% | — |
| GBAEval | 65.4% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 14% | — |
| LMArena Search | 1213 | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.5 leads
Grok 4.5: 56.0 (#23), Qwen3 Max: 22.0 (#186)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 83.5% | 72.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 79.9% | 30.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | 36% | 4% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1462 | 1448 |
| DTBench | 96.5% | 82.1% |
| LMCA | 45.2% | 28.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.02 | 142.41 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 52.6% | — |
| SimpleBench | 70% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 87.2% | — |
| CritPt | 15.4% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 5% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 74.4% | — |
Math Grok 4.5 leads
Grok 4.5: 60.7 (#29), Qwen3 Max: 37.6 (#94)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 57.2% | 18.9% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 97.8% | 73.3% |
| LMArena Math | 1457 | 1447 |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 24.4% | — |
| ProofBench | 31% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 97.1% |
Knowledge Grok 4.5 leads
Grok 4.5: 62.3 (#21), Qwen3 Max: 48.1 (#72)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 93.4% | 72.6% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 48.3% | 48.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1466 | 1457 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok 4.5: 37.8 (#63), Qwen3 Max: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1287 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 27.3% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 22.5% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1452 | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
Grok 4.5: 54.5 (#43), Qwen3 Max: 53.9 (#58)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1439 | 1429 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1497 | 1479 |
| LMArena French | 1458 | 1450 |
| LMArena German | 1448 | 1463 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1425 | 1399 |
| LMArena Korean | 1402 | 1397 |
| LMArena Russian | 1447 | 1428 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1452 | 1463 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.5 leads
Grok 4.5: 76.3 (#45), Qwen3 Max: 75.0 (#81)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1446 | 1420 |
Long Context Grok 4.5 leads
Grok 4.5: 44.8 (#54), Qwen3 Max: 41.6 (#129)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1463 | 1439 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| CL-bench | — | 14.5% |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.5 leads
Grok 4.5: 65.9 (#40), Qwen3 Max: 62.6 (#72)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1448 | 1439 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1442 | 1401 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1457 | 1446 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1579 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.5 better than Qwen3 Max?
Grok 4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 55.0 to 43.5 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.5 or Qwen3 Max?
Qwen3 Max is cheaper. It lists at $1.20 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens; Grok 4.5 lists at $2 and $6.
Is Grok 4.5 or Qwen3 Max better for coding?
Grok 4.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.7 versus 42.4 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok 4.5 does, with 500K tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.5 and Qwen3 Max share?
29 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.5 has 52 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Max has 33.