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Grok-2 Image 1212 vs Qwen3 235B A22B

Comparing Grok-2 Image 1212 and Qwen3 235B A22B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

xAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok-2 Image 1212 and Qwen3 235B A22B trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Grok-2 Image 1212 also accepts a larger context window (131,072 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

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

Choose Grok-2 Image 1212

  • you process long inputs — it offers a 131,072 token context window

Choose Qwen3 235B A22B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok-2 Image 1212
xAI
Qwen3 235B A22B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
— / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.10 / M
Context window
131,072
128,000

Individual benchmarks

0 reported for Grok-2 Image 1212 · 23 for Qwen3 235B A22B

No common benchmarks found

Grok-2 Image 1212 and Qwen3 235B A22Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Grok-2 Image 1212 accepts 131,072 input tokens compared to Qwen3 235B A22B's 128,000 tokens. Only Qwen3 235B A22B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok-2 Image 1212
Input131,072 tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 235B A22B
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-2 Image 1212 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3 235B A22B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Grok-2 Image 1212

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3 235B A22B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-2 Image 1212 was released on 2024-12-12, while Qwen3 235B A22B was released on 2025-04-29.

Qwen3 235B A22B is 5 months newer than Grok-2 Image 1212.

Grok-2 Image 1212

Dec 12, 2024

1.8 years ago

Qwen3 235B A22B

Apr 29, 2025

1.4 years ago

4mo 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

Provider Availability

Grok-2 Image 1212 is available from xAI. Qwen3 235B A22B is available from Fireworks, DeepInfra, Novita, Together.

Grok-2 Image 1212

xai logo
xAI

Qwen3 235B A22B

fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.10/1M
deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.80/1M
together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok-2 Image 1212 and Qwen3 235B A22B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok-2 Image 1212
✓ Preferred
Qwen3 235B A22B
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok-2 Image 1212 vs Qwen3 235B A22B.

Which is better, Grok-2 Image 1212 or Qwen3 235B A22B?

Grok-2 Image 1212 (xAI) and Qwen3 235B A22B (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Grok-2 Image 1212 compare to Qwen3 235B A22B in benchmarks?

Qwen3 235B A22B scores Arena Hard: 95.6%, GSM8k: 94.4%, BBH: 88.9%, MMLU: 87.8%, MMLU-Redux: 87.4%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-2 Image 1212 and Qwen3 235B A22B?

Grok-2 Image 1212 supports 131K tokens and Qwen3 235B A22B supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Grok-2 Image 1212 and Qwen3 235B A22B?

Key differences include context window (131K vs 128K), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok-2 Image 1212 and Qwen3 235B A22B?

Grok-2 Image 1212 is developed by xAI and Qwen3 235B A22B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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