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Grok-2 mini vs Qwen3.8 Flash

Qwen3.8 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 49.6 to 8.8.

xAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen3.8 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 49.6 to 8.8, ranking #16 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3.8 Flash wins 1; 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-2 mini

  • you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem

Choose Qwen3.8 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 49.6 and ranks #16 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok-2 mini
xAI
Qwen3.8 Flash
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
8.8
#258
49.6
#16
Reasoning
8.4
#261
49.2
#16
Coding
6.0
#182
36.6
#20
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.47 / M
Context window
—
1,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Grok-2 mini
Qwen3.8 Flash
Math
16.0#202
32.6#55
Vision
6.4#140
34.4#13
Multimodal
9.6#112
36.2#8
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

8 reported for Grok-2 mini · 22 for Qwen3.8 Flash

1 shared

Grok-2 mini outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8 Flash is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Qwen3.8 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3.8 Flash specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Qwen3.8 Flash specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Grok-2 mini and Qwen3.8 Flash support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Grok-2 mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.8 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Grok-2 mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3.8 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-2 mini was released on 2024-08-13, while Qwen3.8 Flash was released on 2026-08-26.

Qwen3.8 Flash is 25 months newer than Grok-2 mini.

Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

2.0 years ago

Qwen3.8 Flash

Aug 26, 2026

5 days ago

2.0yr 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-2 mini and Qwen3.8 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok-2 mini
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Qwen3.8 Flash
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok-2 mini vs Qwen3.8 Flash.

Which is better, Grok-2 mini or Qwen3.8 Flash?

Qwen3.8 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 49.6 to 8.8. Grok-2 mini is made by xAI and Qwen3.8 Flash 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-2 mini compare to Qwen3.8 Flash in benchmarks?

Grok-2 mini scores DocVQA: 93.2%, MMLU: 86.2%, HumanEval: 85.7%, MATH: 73.0%, MMLU-Pro: 72.0%. Qwen3.8 Flash scores MathVision: 95.7%, LiveCodeBench v6: 91.9%, GPQA: 91.7%, CharXiv-R: 90.6%, RealWorldQA: 88.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-2 mini and Qwen3.8 Flash?

Grok-2 mini supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3.8 Flash supports 1.0M 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 mini and Qwen3.8 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (8.8 vs 49.6). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok-2 mini and Qwen3.8 Flash?

Grok-2 mini is developed by xAI and Qwen3.8 Flash is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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