Model Comparison

Grok-4 vs Qwen3 32B

Grok-4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3 32B is 40.0x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

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

Grok-4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3 32B costs less

For input processing, Grok-4 ($3.00/1M tokens) is 30.0x more expensive than Qwen3 32B ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Grok-4 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 50.0x more expensive than Qwen3 32B ($0.30/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Grok-4 is more expensive than Qwen3 32B.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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xAI
Grok-4
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerxAI
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 32B
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.30
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Grok-4 accepts 256,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3 32B's 128,000 tokens. Qwen3 32B can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Grok-4 is limited to 8,000 tokens.

xAI
Grok-4
Input256,000 tokens
Output8,000 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 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3 32B 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

Qwen3 32B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-4 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

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3 32B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-4 was released on 2025-07-09, while Qwen3 32B was released on 2025-04-29.

Grok-4 is 2 months newer than Qwen3 32B.

Grok-4

Jul 9, 2025

9 months ago

2mo newer
Qwen3 32B

Apr 29, 2025

1.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-12-31, while Qwen3 32B'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 Qwen3 32B's cutoff date.

Grok-4

Dec 2024

Qwen3 32B

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Provider Availability

Grok-4 is available from xAI. Qwen3 32B is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Sambanova.

Grok-4

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xAI
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Qwen3 32B

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
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Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.44/1M
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Sambanova
Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.80/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

xAI
Larger context window (256,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher AIME 2025 score (91.7% vs 72.9%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (79.0% vs 65.7%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3 32B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
xAIGrok-4
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen TeamQwen3 32B
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
xAI
Grok-4
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 32B

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-4 vs Qwen3 32B

Grok-4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Grok-4 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.
Grok-4 scores AIME 2025: 91.7%, HMMT25: 90.0%, GPQA: 87.5%, LiveCodeBench: 79.0%, Humanity's Last Exam: 40.0%. Qwen3 32B scores Arena Hard: 93.8%, AIME 2024: 81.4%, LiveBench: 74.9%, MultiLF: 73.0%, AIME 2025: 72.9%.
Qwen3 32B is 30.0x cheaper for input tokens. Grok-4 costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via xai. Qwen3 32B costs $0.10/M input and $0.30/M output via deepinfra.
Grok-4 supports 256K tokens and Qwen3 32B supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (256K vs 128K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.10/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Grok-4 is developed by xAI and Qwen3 32B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.