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Grok-3 mini vs Qwen3 Max
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Winner summary
Grok-3 mini wins on 3/6 benchmarks
Grok-3 mini wins 3 of 6 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge.
Category leads
knowledge·Grok-3 minimath·Qwen3 Max
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Grok-3 mini
#102 by perf·no signal
Qwen3 Max
#160 by perf·#1 by attention
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
xAI
$250.0B·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
6 benchmarks · 2 models
Grok-3 miniQwen3 Max
Fiction.LiveBench
Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination.
Grok-3 mini
66.7
Qwen3 Max
66.7
GPQA diamond
Grok-3 mini leads by +7.7
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Grok-3 mini
71.2
Qwen3 Max
63.5
Lech Mazur Writing
Qwen3 Max leads by +13.6
Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication.
Grok-3 mini
73.5
Qwen3 Max
87.1
MATH level 5
Qwen3 Max leads by +6.2
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
Grok-3 mini
90.9
Qwen3 Max
97.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Grok-3 mini leads by +4.5
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Grok-3 mini
77.8
Qwen3 Max
73.3
SimpleQA Verified
Qwen3 Max leads by +46.4
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
Grok-3 mini
21.1
Qwen3 Max
67.5
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
Fiction.LiveBench Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination. | 66.7 | 66.7 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 71.2 | 63.5 |
Lech Mazur Writing Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication. | 73.5 | 87.1 |
MATH level 5 MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics. | 90.9 | 97.1 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 77.8 | 73.3 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 21.1 | 67.5 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| $0.78 | $3.90 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $15.60 |
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