Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 leads with 21.3% higher average benchmark score. Grok-2 mini supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
xAI
Grok 2 Mini was created as a more efficient variant of Grok 2, designed to provide strong capabilities with reduced computational requirements. Built to make Grok 2's advancements accessible to applications with tighter resource constraints, it balances performance with practical deployment needs.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 235B Thinking was developed as a reasoning-enhanced variant, designed to incorporate extended thinking capabilities into the large-scale Qwen3 architecture. Built to combine deliberate analytical processing with mixture-of-experts efficiency, it serves tasks requiring both deep reasoning and computational practicality.
11 months newer

Grok-2 mini
xAI
2024-08-13

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-07-25
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Grok-2 mini

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
Available providers and their performance metrics

Grok-2 mini

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
Novita

Grok-2 mini

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Grok-2 mini

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507