Model comparison
Grok Build 0.1 vs Qwen3.8 Max
Qwen3.8 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.8 to 36.4 on the Noometry Index. Grok Build 0.1 costs 2.4× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.8 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok Build 0.1 scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.8 Max in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where Qwen3.8 Max leads 45.4 to 22.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is CritPt: 9.1% for Grok Build 0.1 and 20% for Qwen3.8 Max.
- Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper at $1 / $2 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Qwen3.8 Max.
- Qwen3.8 Max accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 256K.
Side by side
| Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.8 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 36.4 | 56.8 |
| Released | 2026-04-16 | 2026-08-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 256K | 1M |
| Max output | 256K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 39 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.8 Max leads
Grok Build 0.1: 43.1 (#91), Qwen3.8 Max: 53.5 (#29)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 50.2% | 53.2% |
| DeepSWE | — | 57.5% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1674 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 17.8% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1502 |
Agentic & Tool Use Qwen3.8 Max leads
Grok Build 0.1: 22.7 (#129), Qwen3.8 Max: 45.4 (#14)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 63.3% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 55.1% |
| GBAEval | 2.4% | — |
| GDP.pdf | — | 23.2% |
Reasoning Qwen3.8 Max leads
Grok Build 0.1: 32.2 (#77), Qwen3.8 Max: 54.4 (#26)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 9.1% | 20% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 88.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 40% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1496 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 38% |
| DTBench | — | 92% |
| LMCA | — | 46.2% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 156.41 |
Math Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 73.2 (#20)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 74.7% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 46.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 100% |
| ProofBench | — | 58% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1499 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 61.7 (#27)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 92.7% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 47.3% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1507 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 37.2 (#75)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1314 |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 20% |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 56.7 (#18)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1472 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1538 |
| LMArena French | — | 1503 |
| LMArena German | — | 1483 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1467 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1461 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1481 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1492 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 77.6 (#17)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1479 |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 45.6 (#31)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1489 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 67.1 (#30)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1483 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1479 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1489 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok Build 0.1 better than Qwen3.8 Max?
Qwen3.8 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.8 to 36.4 on the Noometry Index. Grok Build 0.1 costs 2.4× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.8 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Grok Build 0.1 or Qwen3.8 Max?
Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper. It lists at $1 per million input tokens and $2 per million output tokens; Qwen3.8 Max lists at $2 and $6.
Is Grok Build 0.1 or Qwen3.8 Max better for coding?
Qwen3.8 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.5 versus 43.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.8 Max does, with 1M tokens against 256K.
How many benchmarks do Grok Build 0.1 and Qwen3.8 Max share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok Build 0.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.8 Max has 39.