Model Comparison

Comprehensive side-by-side analysis of model capabilities and performance

xAI

Grok-2

xAI

Grok-2 is a multimodal language model developed by xAI. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 76.5% across 8 benchmarks. It excels particularly in DocVQA (93.6%), HumanEval (88.4%), MMLU (87.5%). It supports a 136K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 1 API provider. As a multimodal model, it can process and understand text, images, and other input formats seamlessly. Released in 2024, it represents xAI's latest advancement in AI technology.

Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B is a language model developed by Alibaba. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 76.2% across 23 benchmarks. It excels particularly in Arena Hard (95.6%), GSM8k (94.4%), BBH (88.9%). The model shows particular specialization in math tasks with an average performance of 83.3%. It supports a 256K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 4 API providers. It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2025, it represents Alibaba's latest advancement in AI technology.

xAI

Grok-2

xAI

2024-08-13

Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Alibaba

2025-04-29

8 months newer

Pricing Comparison

Cost per million tokens (USD)

xAI

Grok-2

Input:$2.00
Output:$10.00
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

$11.80 cheaper
Input:$0.10
Output:$0.10

Performance Metrics

Context window and performance specifications

xAI

Grok-2

Max Context:136.0K
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Larger context
Max Context:256.0K
Parameters:235.0B

Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

xAI

Grok-2

+5.0%
Average Score:73.8%
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Average Score:68.8%

Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

xAI

Grok-2

code
+11.8%
88.4%
math
72.5%
general
73.0%
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

code
76.6%
math
+10.7%
83.3%
general
+1.8%
74.8%
Benchmark Scores - Detailed View
Side-by-side comparison of all benchmark scores

Provider Availability & Performance

Available providers and their performance metrics

xAI

Grok-2

1 providers

xAI

Throughput: 85 tok/s
Latency: 0.7ms
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

4 providers

Together

Throughput: 23.74 tok/s
Latency: 0.79ms

DeepInfra

Throughput: 21.74 tok/s
Latency: 1.23ms

Fireworks

Throughput: 68.17 tok/s
Latency: 0.78ms

Novita

Throughput: 38.51 tok/s
Latency: 1.02ms
xAI

Grok-2

+5.0%
Avg Score:73.8%
Providers:1
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Avg Score:68.8%
Providers:4