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Grok 4.7 vs QvQ-72B-Preview

Grok 4.7 leads the LLM Stats Score 48.5 to 7.9.

xAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok 4.7 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 48.5 to 7.9, ranking #22 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Grok 4.7

  • overall performance matters — it scores 48.5 and ranks #22 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose QvQ-72B-Preview

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok 4.7
xAI
QvQ-72B-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
48.5
#22
7.9
#285
Reasoning
37.4
#68
8.2
#277
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$2.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$6.00 / M
— / M
Context window
500,000
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Individual benchmarks

23 reported for Grok 4.7 · 4 for QvQ-72B-Preview

No common benchmarks found

Grok 4.7 and QvQ-72B-Previewdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok 4.7 specifies input context (500,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok 4.7
Input500,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QvQ-72B-Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Grok 4.7 and QvQ-72B-Preview support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Grok 4.7

Text
Images
Audio
Video

QvQ-72B-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok 4.7 is licensed under a proprietary license, while QvQ-72B-Preview uses Qwen.

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

Grok 4.7

Proprietary

Closed source

QvQ-72B-Preview

Qwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok 4.7 was released on 2026-09-21, while QvQ-72B-Preview was released on 2024-12-25.

Grok 4.7 is 21 months newer than QvQ-72B-Preview.

Grok 4.7

Sep 21, 2026

0 days ago

1.7yr newer
QvQ-72B-Preview

Dec 25, 2024

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok 4.7 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-05-01, while QvQ-72B-Preview's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok 4.7's training data extends to 2026-05-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without QvQ-72B-Preview's cutoff date.

Grok 4.7

May 2026

QvQ-72B-Preview

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok 4.7 and QvQ-72B-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok 4.7
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok 4.7 vs QvQ-72B-Preview.

Which is better, Grok 4.7 or QvQ-72B-Preview?

Grok 4.7 leads the LLM Stats Score 48.5 to 7.9. Grok 4.7 is made by xAI and QvQ-72B-Preview is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Grok 4.7 compare to QvQ-72B-Preview in benchmarks?

Grok 4.7 scores BixBench MCQ: 88.4%, WMDP-Bio: 88.1%, WMDP-Cyber: 88.1%, WMDP-Chem: 84.9%, CyberGym: 80.3%. QvQ-72B-Preview scores MathVista: 71.4%, MMMU: 70.3%, MathVision: 35.9%, OlympiadBench: 20.4%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok 4.7 and QvQ-72B-Preview?

Grok 4.7 supports 500K tokens and QvQ-72B-Preview 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 4.7 and QvQ-72B-Preview?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (48.5 vs 7.9), licensing (Proprietary vs Qwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok 4.7 and QvQ-72B-Preview?

Grok 4.7 is developed by xAI and QvQ-72B-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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