Model Comparison

Grok-4 vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Comparing Grok-4 and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Grok-4 and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

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).

xAI
Grok-4
Input256,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B 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

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-4 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B 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

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-4 was released on 2025-07-09, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct was released on 2025-01-31.

Grok-4 is 5 months newer than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Grok-4

Jul 9, 2025

10 months ago

5mo newer
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Jan 31, 2025

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-12-31, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct's cutoff date.

Grok-4

Dec 2024

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

xAI
Larger context window (256,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Has open weights
xAIGrok-4
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen TeamQwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
xAI
Grok-4
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-4 vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Which is better, Grok-4 or Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Grok-4 (xAI) and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct (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-4 compare to Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B 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%. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct scores TAU-bench Retail: 77.5%, SWE-Bench Verified: 69.6%, BFCL-v3: 68.7%, Aider-Polyglot: 61.8%, TAU-bench Airline: 60.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-4 and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Grok-4 supports 256K tokens and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Grok-4 is developed by xAI and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.