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Grok 4.3 vs Qwen3.6 Plus

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 23 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

65.1/100
Margin
0.1pts
winning →
65.2/100
0 category wins4 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Grok 4.3 #31 (Supported); Qwen3.6 Plus #30 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Grok 4.3 and Qwen3.6 Plus share 23 comparable benchmark results. 4 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to Grok 4.3; 37 to Qwen3.6 Plus.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
23
Grok 4.3 only
2
Qwen3.6 Plus only
37
Comparable categories
4 / 8

Pick Qwen3.6 Plus if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Grok 4.3 only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 23 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 4 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Qwen3.6 Plus has the cleaner BenchAlign overall profile here, landing at 65.2 versus 65.1. It is a real lead, but still close enough that category-level strengths matter more than the headline number.

Qwen3.6 Plus's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 70.3 against 47.3. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HLE, 35% to 28.8%.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Grok 4.3 and Qwen3.6 Plus
CategoryGrok 4.3ΔQwen3.6 Plus
CodingGrok 4.347.3Margin→ 23.0Qwen3.6 Plus70.3
KnowledgeGrok 4.342.4Margin→ 14.7Qwen3.6 Plus57.1
MultimodalGrok 4.378.1Margin→ 1.7Qwen3.6 Plus79.8
Inst. FollowingGrok 4.381.3Margin→ 1.0Qwen3.6 Plus82.3
AgenticGrok 4.3Not measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.6 Plus61.6
ReasoningGrok 4.3Not measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.6 Plus62.0
MathGrok 4.3Not measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.6 Plus60.5
MultilingualGrok 4.3Not measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.6 Plus84.7

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · Grok 4.3B · Qwen3.6 Plus

  1. HLE

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 35%B 28.8%
    Winner: Grok 4.3Δ 6.2
    HLE: Grok 4.3 scored 35%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 28.8%. Grok 4.3 wins this benchmark.

  2. IFBench

    Inst. Following
    Source ↗
    A 81.3%B 75.8%
    Winner: Grok 4.3Δ 5.5
    IFBench: Grok 4.3 scored 81.3%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 75.8%. Grok 4.3 wins this benchmark.

  3. MMMU-Pro

    Multimodal
    Source ↗
    A 78.1%B 78.8%
    Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 0.7
    MMMU-Pro: Grok 4.3 scored 78.1%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 78.8%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark.

  4. GPQA

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 90.1%B 90.4%
    Winner: Qwen3.6 PlusΔ 0.3
    GPQA: Grok 4.3 scored 90.1%; Qwen3.6 Plus scored 90.4%. Qwen3.6 Plus wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGrok 4.3Qwen3.6 PlusComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGrok 4.3$1.25 input / $2.5 outputQwen3.6 PlusNot availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGrok 4.3209 tok/sQwen3.6 PlusNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGrok 4.312.36 sQwen3.6 PlusNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGrok 4.31MQwen3.6 Plus1MListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Qwen3.6 PlusResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 97.7%97.7%Tie
GDPval-AASource 29.2%31.8%Qwen3.6 Plus leads
AA Agentic IndexSource 24.1%27.6%Qwen3.6 Plus leads
APEX-Agents-AASource 17.0%—Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 10851135Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gert LabsSource 43.86%50.60%Qwen3.6 Plus leads
ResearchClawBenchSource 12.4%18.0%Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source —61.6%Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource —58.8%Not comparable
QwenClawBenchSource —57.2%Not comparable
τ³-bench resultsSource —70.7%Not comparable
VITA-BenchSource —44.3%Not comparable
DeepPlanningSource —41.5%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource —39.8%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource —48.2%Not comparable
MCP-TasksSource —74.1%Not comparable
WideResearchSource —74.3%Not comparable
CodingQwen3.6 Plus wins
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Qwen3.6 PlusResult
SciCodeSource 47.3%—Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 42.3%54.5%Qwen3.6 Plus leads
AA-SciCodeSource 47.3%40.7%Grok 4.3 leads
SWE-bench VerifiedSource —78.8%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource —56.6%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource —73.8%Not comparable
LiveCodeBench v6Source —87.1%Not comparable
Vibe Code BenchSource —25.56%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Qwen3.6 PlusResult
AA-LCRSource 64.3%69.7%Qwen3.6 Plus leads
CritPtSource 8.0%2.9%Grok 4.3 leads
AI-NeedleSource —68.3%Not comparable
LongBench v2Source —62%Not comparable
KnowledgeQwen3.6 Plus wins
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Qwen3.6 PlusResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 37.6%39.6%Qwen3.6 Plus leads
GPQASource 90.1%90.4%Qwen3.6 Plus leads
HLESource 35%28.8%Grok 4.3 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 34.6%26.2%Grok 4.3 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 25.0%32.0%Grok 4.3 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 90.1%88.2%Grok 4.3 leads
AA-HLESource 35.0%25.7%Grok 4.3 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 18.3%2.7%Grok 4.3 leads
SuperGPQASource —71.6%Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource —88.5%Not comparable
MMLU-ReduxSource —94.5%Not comparable
C-EvalSource —93.3%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Qwen3.6 PlusResult
AIME26Source —95.3%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2025Source —96.7%Not comparable
HMMT Nov 2025Source —94.6%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source —87.8%Not comparable
MMAnswerBenchSource —83.8%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source —26.207%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source —8.333%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Qwen3.6 PlusResult
MMLU-ProXSource —84.7%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source —57.9%Not comparable
MultimodalQwen3.6 Plus wins
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Qwen3.6 PlusResult
MMMU-ProSource 78.1%78.8%Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 12251249Qwen3.6 Plus leads
AA-MMMU-ProSource 78.1%78.0%Grok 4.3 leads
MMMUSource —86.0%Not comparable
MathVisionSource —88.0%Not comparable
VideoMMMUSource —84.0%Not comparable
ScreenSpot ProSource —68.2%Not comparable
CharXivSource —81.5%Not comparable
V*Source —96.9%Not comparable
Inst. FollowingQwen3.6 Plus wins
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Qwen3.6 PlusResult
IFBenchSource 81.3%75.8%Grok 4.3 leads
AA-IFBenchSource 81.3%75.2%Grok 4.3 leads
IFEvalSource —94.3%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (5)

Which is better, Grok 4.3 or Qwen3.6 Plus?

Qwen3.6 Plus is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 65.2 to 65.1. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HLE, where the scores are 35% and 28.8%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Grok 4.3 or Qwen3.6 Plus?

Qwen3.6 Plus has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 57.1 versus 42.4. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, Grok 4.3 or Qwen3.6 Plus?

Qwen3.6 Plus has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 70.3 versus 47.3. Inside this category, AA Coding Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, Grok 4.3 or Qwen3.6 Plus?

Qwen3.6 Plus has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 79.8 versus 78.1. Inside this category, Design Arena Website is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for instruction following, Grok 4.3 or Qwen3.6 Plus?

Qwen3.6 Plus has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 82.3 versus 81.3. Inside this category, AA-IFBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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