Grok-3 vs Qwen3.5-27B Comparison
Comparing Grok-3 and Qwen3.5-27B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Grok-3 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.5-27B is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMMU).
Qwen3.5-27B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Grok-3 specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Grok-3 specifies output context (8,000 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Both Grok-3 and Qwen3.5-27B support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Grok-3
Qwen3.5-27B
License
Usage and distribution terms
Grok-3 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3.5-27B 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-3 was released on 2025-02-17, while Qwen3.5-27B was released on 2026-02-24.
Qwen3.5-27B is 12 months newer than Grok-3.
Feb 17, 2025
1.1 years ago
Feb 24, 2026
2 weeks ago
1.0yr newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Grok-3 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-17, while Qwen3.5-27B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Grok-3's training data extends to 2024-11-17, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.5-27B's cutoff date.
Nov 2024
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen3.5-27B
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