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Grok 4.5 vs Qwen3.6 27B
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Winner summary
Grok 4.5 wins on 6/6 benchmarks
Grok 4.5 wins 6 of 6 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · general · math.
Category leads
knowledge·Grok 4.5general·Grok 4.5math·Grok 4.5
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Grok 4.5
#88 by perf·#15 by attention
Qwen3.6 27B
#65 by perf·#2 by attention
Best value
Qwen3.6 27B
2.8x better value than Grok 4.5
Grok 4.5
13.6 pts/$
$4.00/M
Qwen3.6 27B
37.7 pts/$
$1.51/M
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 4.5Qwen3.6 27B
Chess Puzzles
Grok 4.5 leads by +14.7
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Grok 4.5
32.7
Qwen3.6 27B
17.9
Dtbench
Grok 4.5 leads by +30.7
Grok 4.5
94.2
Qwen3.6 27B
63.5
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
Grok 4.5 leads by +22.1
Grok 4.5
57.2
Qwen3.6 27B
35.1
GPQA diamond
Grok 4.5 leads by +10.1
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Grok 4.5
91.3
Qwen3.6 27B
81.1
Lmca
Grok 4.5 leads by +12.6
Grok 4.5
53.2
Qwen3.6 27B
40.6
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Grok 4.5 leads by +6.7
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Grok 4.5
97.8
Qwen3.6 27B
91.1
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 32.7 | 17.9 |
Dtbench | 94.2 | 63.5 |
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private | 57.2 | 35.1 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 91.3 | 81.1 |
Lmca | 53.2 | 40.6 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 97.8 | 91.1 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.00 | $6.00 | 500K tokens (~250 books) | $30.00 | |
| $0.32 | $2.70 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $9.15 |