Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok 4 supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
xAI
Grok 4, released by xAI on July 10, 2025, is a large language model featuring first-principles reasoning and comprehensive multimodal support. It features a 260K token context window and demonstrated strong performance on advanced reasoning and coding benchmarks. Grok 4 targets complex multi-step reasoning tasks, scientific analysis, and agentic workflows via the xAI API.
Alibaba / Qwen
Qwen3 Coder Next is a coding-specialized open-weight model from Alibaba's Qwen3 family, built on the Qwen3-Next architecture with hybrid attention and Mixture-of-Experts design optimized for local development and agentic coding workflows. It targets on-device and self-hosted deployments requiring a capable coding agent that can operate within consumer hardware constraints.
6 months newer

Grok 4
xAI
2025-07-10
Qwen3 Coder Next
Alibaba / Qwen
2026-02-04
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
Grok 4
xAI
Qwen3 Coder Next
Grok 4
Qwen3 Coder Next
Grok 4
Qwen3 Coder Next