Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok-2 mini supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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-Next 80B Base was introduced as an experimental base model with 80 billion total parameters and 3 billion active parameters. Built to explore advanced mixture-of-experts architectures, it provides a foundation for fine-tuning and research into efficient large-scale model design.
1 year newer

Grok-2 mini
xAI
2024-08-13

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-09-10
Available providers and their performance metrics

Grok-2 mini

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Grok-2 mini

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base