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Grok-3 vs Qwen4-Max-Preview

Comparing Grok-3 and Qwen4-Max-Preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

xAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok-3 and Qwen4-Max-Preview trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

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

Choose Grok-3

  • you want predictable pricing at $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output

Choose Qwen4-Max-Preview

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok-3
xAI
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$3.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000
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Individual benchmarks

5 reported for Grok-3 · 0 for Qwen4-Max-Preview

No common benchmarks found

Grok-3 and Qwen4-Max-Previewdon'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

Only Grok-3 specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Grok-3 specifies output context (8,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok-3
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Grok-3 and Qwen4-Max-Preview support multimodal inputs.

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

Grok-3

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen4-Max-Preview

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-3

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-3 was released on 2025-02-17, while Qwen4-Max-Preview was released on 2026-11-11.

Qwen4-Max-Preview is 21 months newer than Grok-3.

Grok-3

Feb 17, 2025

1.7 years ago

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Nov 11, 2026

1 days ago

1.7yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-3 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-17, while Qwen4-Max-Preview'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 Qwen4-Max-Preview's cutoff date.

Grok-3

Nov 2024

Qwen4-Max-Preview

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok-3 and Qwen4-Max-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok-3
✓ Preferred
Qwen4-Max-Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok-3 vs Qwen4-Max-Preview.

Which is better, Grok-3 or Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Grok-3 (xAI) and Qwen4-Max-Preview (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-3 compare to Qwen4-Max-Preview in benchmarks?

Grok-3 scores AIME 2024: 93.3%, AIME 2025: 93.3%, GPQA: 84.6%, LiveCodeBench: 79.4%, MMMU: 78.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-3 and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Grok-3 supports 128K tokens and Qwen4-Max-Preview supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

Who makes Grok-3 and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Grok-3 is developed by xAI and Qwen4-Max-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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