Model Comparison

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

xAI

Grok-3 Mini

xAI

Grok-3 Mini is a multimodal language model developed by xAI. This model demonstrates exceptional performance with an average score of 87.8% across 4 benchmarks. It excels particularly in AIME 2024 (95.8%), AIME 2025 (90.8%), GPQA (84.0%). The model shows particular specialization in general tasks with an average performance of 90.2%. 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 2025, it represents xAI's latest advancement in AI technology.

Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview

Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview is a language model developed by Alibaba. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 64.0% across 4 benchmarks. It excels particularly in MATH-500 (90.6%), GPQA (65.2%), AIME 2024 (50.0%). The model is available through 4 API providers. It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2024, it represents Alibaba's latest advancement in AI technology.

Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview

Alibaba

2024-11-28

xAI

Grok-3 Mini

xAI

2025-02-17

2 months newer

Pricing Comparison

Cost per million tokens (USD)

xAI

Grok-3 Mini

Input:$0.30
Output:$0.50
Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview

$0.45 cheaper
Input:$0.15
Output:$0.20

Performance Metrics

Context window and performance specifications

xAI

Grok-3 Mini

Larger context
Max Context:136.0K
Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview

Max Context:65.5K
Parameters:32.5B

Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

xAI

Grok-3 Mini

+31.7%
Average Score:86.7%
Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview

Average Score:55.1%

Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

xAI

Grok-3 Mini

general
+32.6%
90.2%
code
+30.4%
80.4%
Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview

general
57.6%
code
50.0%
Benchmark Scores - Detailed View
Side-by-side comparison of all benchmark scores
Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison

Grok-3 Mini

2024-11-17

QwQ-32B-Preview

2024-11-28

More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks

Provider Availability & Performance

Available providers and their performance metrics

xAI

Grok-3 Mini

1 providers

xAI

Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 0.7ms
Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview

4 providers

Together

Throughput: 62.14 tok/s
Latency: 0.74ms

Hyperbolic

Throughput: 31.9 tok/s
Latency: 1.05ms

DeepInfra

Throughput: 76.04 tok/s
Latency: 0.44ms

Fireworks

Throughput: 99.15 tok/s
Latency: 0.53ms
xAI

Grok-3 Mini

+31.7%
Avg Score:86.7%
Providers:1
Alibaba

QwQ-32B-Preview

Avg Score:55.1%
Providers:4