Grok 4.20 0309 vs QwQ-32B-Preview
xAI vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Grok 4.20 0309 has the higher intelligence index (88.5 vs 62.6)
- •QwQ-32B-Preview is cheaper ($0.15 vs $2.00 per 1M input)
- •QwQ-32B-Preview is faster
| Grok 4.20 0309 | QwQ-32B-Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 88.5 | 62.6 |
| Developer | xAI | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | — | Open weights |
| Context window | — | 32,768 tokens |
| Input price | $2.00 / 1M | $0.15 / 1M |
| Output price | $6.00 / 1M | $0.60 / 1M |
| Speed | 97 tok/s | 99 tok/s |
| Released | March 10, 2026 | November 28, 2024 |
| Parameters | — | 32500000000 |
| Input modalities | — | — |
| Output modalities | — | — |
Shared benchmarks
Grok 4.20 0309
QwQ-32B-Preview
GPQA Diamond
88.5
65.2
Humanity’s Last Exam
30
4.8