Model Comparison

Grok-2 vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is 12.8x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Grok-2 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro).

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 costs less

For input processing, Grok-2 ($2.00/1M tokens) is 13.3x more expensive than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Grok-2 ($10.00/1M tokens) is 12.5x more expensive than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 ($0.80/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Grok-2 is more expensive than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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xAI
Grok-2
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerxAI
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.80
Best providerFireworks
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Grok-2's 128,000 tokens. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Grok-2 is limited to 8,000 tokens.

xAI
Grok-2
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Input262,144 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-2 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 does not.

Grok-2 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Grok-2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-2 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 uses Apache 2.0.

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

Grok-2

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-2 was released on 2024-08-13, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 was released on 2025-07-22.

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is 11 months newer than Grok-2.

Grok-2

Aug 13, 2024

1.7 years ago

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Jul 22, 2025

9 months ago

11mo 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 is available from xAI. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is available from Fireworks, Novita.

Grok-2

xai logo
xAI
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.80/1M
novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.80/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

xAI
Supports multimodal inputs
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Larger context window (262,144 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (77.5% vs 56.0%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (83.0% vs 75.5%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
xAI
Grok-2
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-2 vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Grok-2 is made by xAI and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Grok-2 scores DocVQA: 93.6%, HumanEval: 88.4%, MMLU: 87.5%, MATH: 76.1%, MMLU-Pro: 75.5%. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 scores ZebraLogic: 95.0%, MMLU-Redux: 93.1%, IFEval: 88.7%, MultiPL-E: 87.9%, Creative Writing v3: 87.5%.
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is 13.3x cheaper for input tokens. Grok-2 costs $2.00/M input and $10.00/M output via xai. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 costs $0.15/M input and $0.80/M output via fireworks.
Grok-2 supports 128K tokens and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (128K vs 262K), input pricing ($2.00 vs $0.15/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Grok-2 is developed by xAI and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.