xAI's Grok and Alibaba's Qwen, compared through their current models on the Respan Index. The strongest Grok model today is Grok 4.6 (#19 on the Respan Index, 51.0); the strongest Qwen model is Qwen3.8-Max (#22, 50.3). Grok's best models lead in coding, reasoning and knowledge; Qwen's lead in agents and human preference.
| Category | Grok | Qwen |
|---|---|---|
| coding | Grok 4.7 43.2 | Qwen3.8-Max 38.9 |
| agents | Grok 4.7 65.6 | Qwen3.8-Max 68.0 |
| reasoning | Grok 4.6 51.7 | Qwen3.8-Max 40.8 |
| knowledge | Grok 4.7 55.7 | Qwen3.7-Max 55.2 |
| human preference | Grok 4.7 56.0 | Qwen3.8-Max 57.0 |
Each family's highest Respan Index category score; the higher one is bold. * Estimated: no published scores in that category. How the Respan Index works
Respan Index rank and score, blended list price per 1M tokens.
Respan Index rank and score, blended list price per 1M tokens.
The cheapest ranked Grok model is Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning at $0.275 per 1M tokens blended; the cheapest Qwen model is Qwen3.5-Flash at $0.175.