QwenvsGrok
Comparing Alibaba and xAI. Average Podium Score across top models: Qwen (74.4) vs Grok (73.6). Flagship showdown: Qwen3.8 Max (79.8) vs Grok 4.20 Beta1 (74.0).
Qwen (Alibaba)
Extensive open-weight and API model family from Alibaba Cloud.
Grok (xAI)
Real-time knowledge and frontier reasoning models from xAI.
Top Models Showdown
| Rank | Model | Lab | Score | Coding | Reasoning | Speed | Price / 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Qwen3.8 Max | Alibaba | 79.8 | 50.3 | 66.3 | 55 t/s | $2/M |
| #2 | Qwen3.7 Max Preview | Alibaba | 74.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $2/M |
| #3 | Grok 4.20 Beta1 | xAI | 74.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $15/M |
| #4 | Grok 4.20 Beta 0309 Reasoning | xAI | 74.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $15/M |
| #5 | Grok 4.20 Multi Agent Beta 0309 | xAI | 74.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $15/M |
| #6 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | Alibaba | 73.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $2/M |
| #7 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | Alibaba | 73.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $2/M |
| #8 | Grok 4.1 Thinking | xAI | 73.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $15/M |
| #9 | Grok 4.1 | xAI | 73.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $15/M |
| #10 | Qwen3.5 397b A17b | Alibaba | 72.0 | — | — | 50 t/s | $2/M |
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