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Grok-1.5 vs Qwen2 7B Instruct

Grok-1.5 and Qwen2 7B Instruct are closely matched at -2.6 and -4.5 on the LLM Stats Score.

xAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok-1.5 and Qwen2 7B Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at -2.6 and -4.5.

In the 6 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Grok-1.5 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 value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 5 of 6 exact shared results

Choose Qwen2 7B Instruct

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 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 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-2.6
#346
-4.5
#354
Reasoning
-2.2
#336
-4.2
#347
Coding
-0.9
#252
0.9
#242
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
5 of 6
1 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 7B Instruct
Math
4.9#278
-1.5#304
Finance
4.7#174
-4.7#215
Legal
4.7#159
-3.6#193
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

9 reported for Grok-1.5 · 14 for Qwen2 7B Instruct

6 shared

Grok-1.5 outperforms in 5 benchmarks (GPQA, GSM8k, MATH, MMLU, MMLU-Pro), while Qwen2 7B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (HumanEval).

Grok-1.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Sep 25 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 7B 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 7B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-1.5 was released on 2024-03-28, while Qwen2 7B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

Qwen2 7B Instruct is 4 months newer than Grok-1.5.

Grok-1.5

Mar 28, 2024

2.5 years ago

Qwen2 7B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

2.2 years ago

3mo 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 7B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok-1.5
✓ Preferred
Qwen2 7B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok-1.5 vs Qwen2 7B Instruct.

Which is better, Grok-1.5 or Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Grok-1.5 and Qwen2 7B Instruct are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at -2.6 and -4.5. Grok-1.5 is made by xAI and Qwen2 7B 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 7B Instruct in benchmarks?

Grok-1.5 scores GSM8k: 90.0%, DocVQA: 85.6%, MMLU: 81.3%, HumanEval: 74.1%, MMMU: 53.6%. Qwen2 7B Instruct scores MT-Bench: 84.1%, GSM8k: 82.3%, HumanEval: 79.9%, C-Eval: 77.2%, AlignBench: 72.1%.

What are the main differences between Grok-1.5 and Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-2.6 vs -4.5), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok-1.5 and Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Grok-1.5 is developed by xAI and Qwen2 7B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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