Grok 4 Fast vs Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
Grok 4 Fast leads the LLM Stats Score 31.7 to -3.2.
xAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Grok 4 Fast leads the overall LLM Stats Score 31.7 to -3.2, ranking #116 overall.
In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Grok 4 Fast 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 4 Fast
- overall performance matters — it scores 31.7 and ranks #116 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 2025
Choose Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
7 reported for Grok 4 Fast · 19 for Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
Grok 4 Fast outperforms in 1 benchmarks (LiveCodeBench), while Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.
Grok 4 Fast significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Grok 4 Fast specifies input context (2,000,000 tokens). Only Grok 4 Fast specifies output context (30,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Grok 4 Fast supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct does not.
Grok 4 Fast can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Grok 4 Fast
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Grok 4 Fast is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct 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 4 Fast was released on 2025-08-28, while Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.
Grok 4 Fast is 11 months newer than Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct.
Aug 28, 2025
1.1 years ago
11mo newerSep 19, 2024
2.0 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Grok 4 Fast and Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Grok 4 Fast vs Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct.