Grok-1.5 vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 7.8 to -2.5.
xAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score 7.8 to -2.5, ranking #273 overall.
In the 6 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct wins 6; 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 32B Instruct
- overall performance matters — it scores 7.8 and ranks #273 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 6 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.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
9 reported for Grok-1.5 · 18 for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Grok-1.5 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is better at 6 benchmarks (GPQA, GSM8k, HumanEval, MATH, MMLU, MMLU-Pro).
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
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 32B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Grok-1.5 was released on 2024-03-28, while Qwen2.5 32B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is 6 months newer than Grok-1.5.
Mar 28, 2024
2.4 years ago
Sep 19, 2024
2.0 years ago
5mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Grok-1.5 and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Grok-1.5 vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.