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Grok-1.5 vs Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 3.9 to -2.4.

xAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score 3.9 to -2.4, ranking #292 overall.

In the 6 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen2.5 14B Instruct wins 5; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Grok-1.5

  • you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem

Choose Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

  • overall performance matters — it scores 3.9 and ranks #292 on LLM Stats
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 5 of 6 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2024
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok-1.5
xAI
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-2.4
#327
3.9
#292
Reasoning
-1.9
#317
3.3
#289
Coding
-0.8
#236
4.0
#205
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 6
5 of 6
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Grok-1.5
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Math
5.4#265
10.7#242
Finance
5.2#166
5.4#164
Legal
5.2#151
6.0#145
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

9 reported for Grok-1.5 · 16 for Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

6 shared

Grok-1.5 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMLU), while Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (GPQA, GSM8k, HumanEval, MATH, MMLU-Pro).

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Sep 03 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-1.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen2.5 14B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Grok-1.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-1.5 was released on 2024-03-28, while Qwen2.5 14B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is 6 months newer than Grok-1.5.

Grok-1.5

Mar 28, 2024

2.4 years ago

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

2.0 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok-1.5 and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok-1.5
✓ Preferred
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok-1.5 vs Qwen2.5 14B Instruct.

Which is better, Grok-1.5 or Qwen2.5 14B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 3.9 to -2.4. Grok-1.5 is made by xAI and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Grok-1.5 compare to Qwen2.5 14B Instruct in benchmarks?

Grok-1.5 scores GSM8k: 90.0%, DocVQA: 85.6%, MMLU: 81.3%, HumanEval: 74.1%, MMMU: 53.6%. Qwen2.5 14B Instruct scores GSM8k: 94.8%, HumanEval: 83.5%, MBPP: 82.0%, MATH: 80.0%, MMLU-Redux: 80.0%.

What are the main differences between Grok-1.5 and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-2.4 vs 3.9), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok-1.5 and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct?

Grok-1.5 is developed by xAI and Qwen2.5 14B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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