Model Comparison

Grok-4.1 Thinking vs QwQ-32B-Preview

Comparing Grok-4.1 Thinking and QwQ-32B-Preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Grok-4.1 Thinking and QwQ-32B-Preview don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

QwQ-32B-Preview costs less

For input processing, Grok-4.1 Thinking ($3.00/1M tokens) is 20.0x more expensive than QwQ-32B-Preview ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Grok-4.1 Thinking ($15.00/1M tokens) is 75.0x more expensive than QwQ-32B-Preview ($0.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Grok-4.1 Thinking is more expensive than QwQ-32B-Preview.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Thu Apr 30 2026 • llm-stats.com
xAI
Grok-4.1 Thinking
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerxAI
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.20
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Grok-4.1 Thinking accepts 256,000 input tokens compared to QwQ-32B-Preview's 32,768 tokens. QwQ-32B-Preview can generate longer responses up to 32,768 tokens, while Grok-4.1 Thinking is limited to 8,000 tokens.

xAI
Grok-4.1 Thinking
Input256,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-4.1 Thinking supports multimodal inputs, whereas QwQ-32B-Preview does not.

Grok-4.1 Thinking can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Grok-4.1 Thinking

Text
Images
Audio
Video

QwQ-32B-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-4.1 Thinking is licensed under a proprietary license, while QwQ-32B-Preview uses Apache 2.0.

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

Grok-4.1 Thinking

Proprietary

Closed source

QwQ-32B-Preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-4.1 Thinking was released on 2025-11-17, while QwQ-32B-Preview was released on 2024-11-28.

Grok-4.1 Thinking is 12 months newer than QwQ-32B-Preview.

Grok-4.1 Thinking

Nov 17, 2025

5 months ago

11mo newer
QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 28, 2024

1.4 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

QwQ-32B-Preview has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while Grok-4.1 Thinking's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm QwQ-32B-Preview's training data extends to 2024-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok-4.1 Thinking's cutoff date.

Grok-4.1 Thinking

—

QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 2024

Provider Availability

Grok-4.1 Thinking is available from xAI. QwQ-32B-Preview is available from DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Fireworks, Together.

Grok-4.1 Thinking

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

QwQ-32B-Preview

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
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Hyperbolic
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M
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Together
Input Price:Input: $1.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

xAI
Larger context window (256,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

QwQ-32B-Preview

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
xAI
Grok-4.1 Thinking
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-4.1 Thinking vs QwQ-32B-Preview

Grok-4.1 Thinking (xAI) and QwQ-32B-Preview (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.
Grok-4.1 Thinking scores Creative Writing v3: 86.1%, WMDP: 84.0%, EQ-Bench: 79.3%, ProtocolQA: 79.0%, LMArena Text Leaderboard: 74.2%. QwQ-32B-Preview scores MATH-500: 90.6%, GPQA: 65.2%, AIME 2024: 50.0%, LiveCodeBench: 50.0%.
QwQ-32B-Preview is 20.0x cheaper for input tokens. Grok-4.1 Thinking costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via xai. QwQ-32B-Preview costs $0.15/M input and $0.20/M output via deepinfra.
Grok-4.1 Thinking supports 256K tokens and QwQ-32B-Preview supports 33K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (256K vs 33K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.15/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Grok-4.1 Thinking is developed by xAI and QwQ-32B-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.