Model Comparison

Grok-4 vs Qwen2 7B Instruct

Grok-4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Grok-4 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Qwen2 7B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Grok-4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok-4 specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Grok-4 specifies output context (8,000 tokens).

Grok-4

Input256,000 tokens

Output8,000 tokens

Qwen2 7B Instruct

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2 7B Instruct does not.

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

Grok-4

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen2 7B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-4 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen2 7B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Grok-4

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2 7B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-4 was released on 2025-07-09, while Qwen2 7B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

Grok-4 is 12 months newer than Qwen2 7B Instruct.

Grok-4

Jul 9, 2025

10 months ago

11mo newer

Qwen2 7B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

1.8 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-12-31, while Qwen2 7B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok-4's training data extends to 2024-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2 7B Instruct's cutoff date.

Grok-4

Dec 2024

Qwen2 7B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Grok-4

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xAI

Larger context window (256,000 tokens)

Supports multimodal inputs

Higher GPQA score (87.5% vs 25.3%)

Higher LiveCodeBench score (79.0% vs 26.6%)

Qwen2 7B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights

Grok-4

Qwen2 7B Instruct

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FAQ

Common questions about Grok-4 vs Qwen2 7B Instruct.

Which is better, Grok-4 or Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Grok-4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Grok-4 is made by xAI and Qwen2 7B Instruct 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 compare to Qwen2 7B Instruct in benchmarks?

Grok-4 scores AIME 2025: 91.7%, HMMT25: 90.0%, GPQA: 87.5%, LiveCodeBench: 79.0%, Humanity's Last Exam: 40.0%. Qwen2 7B Instruct scores MT-Bench: 84.1%, GSM8k: 82.3%, HumanEval: 79.9%, C-Eval: 77.2%, AlignBench: 72.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-4 and Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Grok-4 supports 256K tokens and Qwen2 7B Instruct supports an unknown number of 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 and Qwen2 7B Instruct?

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 and Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Grok-4 is developed by xAI and Qwen2 7B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.