Model Comparison

Grok-4 Heavy vs Qwen3 32B

Grok-4 Heavy significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Grok-4 Heavy outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, LiveCodeBench), while Qwen3 32B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Grok-4 Heavy significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3 32B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 32B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok-4 Heavy
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 32B
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-4 Heavy supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3 32B does not.

Grok-4 Heavy can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Grok-4 Heavy

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3 32B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-4 Heavy is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3 32B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Grok-4 Heavy

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3 32B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3 32B was released on 2025-04-29, while Grok-4 Heavy's release date is not specified.

We can confirm Qwen3 32B's release timeline, but cannot make a direct age comparison without Grok-4 Heavy's release date.

Grok-4 Heavy

Qwen3 32B

Apr 29, 2025

1.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-4 Heavy has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-12-31, while Qwen3 32B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok-4 Heavy's training data extends to 2024-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3 32B's cutoff date.

Grok-4 Heavy

Dec 2024

Qwen3 32B

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Supports multimodal inputs
Higher AIME 2025 score (100.0% vs 72.9%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (79.4% vs 65.7%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3 32B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
xAI
Grok-4 Heavy
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 32B

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-4 Heavy vs Qwen3 32B.

Which is better, Grok-4 Heavy or Qwen3 32B?

Grok-4 Heavy significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Grok-4 Heavy is made by xAI and Qwen3 32B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Grok-4 Heavy compare to Qwen3 32B in benchmarks?

Grok-4 Heavy scores AIME 2025: 100.0%, HMMT25: 96.7%, GPQA: 88.4%, LiveCodeBench: 79.4%, USAMO25: 61.9%. Qwen3 32B scores Arena Hard: 93.8%, AIME 2024: 81.4%, LiveBench: 74.9%, MultiLF: 73.0%, AIME 2025: 72.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-4 Heavy and Qwen3 32B?

Grok-4 Heavy supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3 32B supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Grok-4 Heavy and Qwen3 32B?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok-4 Heavy and Qwen3 32B?

Grok-4 Heavy is developed by xAI and Qwen3 32B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.