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Grok 4 vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902)

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Winner summary

Qwen3.8 Max (0902) wins 4 of 5 shared benchmarks. Leads in agentic · knowledge · math.

Category leads
agentic·Qwen3.8 Max (0902)knowledge·Qwen3.8 Max (0902)math·Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Hype vs Reality
Grok 4
#99 by perf·#14 by attention
UNDERRATED
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
#87 by perf·#1 by attention
DESERVED
Best value
Grok 4
n/a
no price
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
13.8 pts/$
$4.00/M
Vendor risk
xAI logo
xAI
$250.0B·Tier 1
Medium risk
Alibaba Qwen logo
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Low risk
Head to head
Grok 4Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
APEX-Agents
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) leads by +48.1
APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments.
Grok 4
15.2
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
63.3
Chess Puzzles
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) leads by +15.2
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Grok 4
28.0
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
43.2
GPQA diamond
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) leads by +7.9
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Grok 4
86.1
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
94.0
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) leads by +15.5
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Grok 4
84.0
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
99.4
SimpleQA Verified
Grok 4 leads by +2.1
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
Grok 4
47.9
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
45.8
Full benchmark table
BenchmarkGrok 4Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
APEX-Agents
APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments.
15.263.3
Chess Puzzles
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
28.043.2
GPQA diamond
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
86.194.0
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
84.099.4
SimpleQA Verified
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
47.945.8
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
ModelInputOutputContextProjected $/mo
xAI logoGrok 4n/an/an/an/a
Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3.8 Max (0902)$2.00$6.001.0M tokens (~500 books)$30.00