Model Comparison

Grok Code Fast 1 vs QwQ-32B

Comparing Grok Code Fast 1 and QwQ-32B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Grok Code Fast 1 and QwQ-32B 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

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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xAI
Grok Code Fast 1
Input tokens$0.20
Output tokens$1.50
Best providerxAI
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok Code Fast 1 specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Grok Code Fast 1 specifies output context (10,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok Code Fast 1
Input256,000 tokens
Output10,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok Code Fast 1 is licensed under a proprietary license, while QwQ-32B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Grok Code Fast 1

Proprietary

Closed source

QwQ-32B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok Code Fast 1 was released on 2025-08-28, while QwQ-32B was released on 2025-03-05.

Grok Code Fast 1 is 6 months newer than QwQ-32B.

Grok Code Fast 1

Aug 28, 2025

7 months ago

5mo newer
QwQ-32B

Mar 5, 2025

1.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

QwQ-32B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while Grok Code Fast 1's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm QwQ-32B's training data extends to 2024-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok Code Fast 1's cutoff date.

Grok Code Fast 1

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QwQ-32B

Nov 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

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

QwQ-32B

View details

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
xAI
Grok Code Fast 1
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B

FAQ

Common questions about Grok Code Fast 1 vs QwQ-32B

Grok Code Fast 1 (xAI) and QwQ-32B (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 Code Fast 1 scores SWE-Bench Verified: 70.8%. QwQ-32B scores MATH-500: 90.6%, IFEval: 83.9%, AIME 2024: 79.5%, LiveBench: 73.1%, BFCL: 66.4%.
Grok Code Fast 1 supports 256K tokens and QwQ-32B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Grok Code Fast 1 is developed by xAI and QwQ-32B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.