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Grok 4.20 ReasoningvsQwen3-Max
Grok 4.20 Reasoning leads 3 of 4 shared benchmarks. Grok 4.20 Reasoning is 1.9x cheaper per token. Grok 4.20 Reasoning has the larger context window (1M tokens).
Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.
Shared benchmarks
3 – 1
Grok 4.20 Reasoning leads
Cheaper per token
Grok 4.20 Reasoning
1.9x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
Grok 4.20 Reasoning
1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
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xAI · Qwen
Grok 4.20 Reasoning
xAI · released 2026-03-09
textvision
Quality
Benchmark matrix
4 shared · 1 only Grok 4.20 Reasoning · 1 only Qwen3-Max| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Reasoning | Qwen3-Max | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 4 | ||||
| GPQA Diamond | 89.3% ↗epoch | 72.6% ↗epoch | +16.7 pt | Grok 4.20 Reasoning |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run) | 44.9% ↗epoch | 18.9% ↗epoch | +26 pt | Grok 4.20 Reasoning |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | 92.2% ↗epoch | 73.3% ↗epoch | +18.9 pt | Grok 4.20 Reasoning |
| SimpleQA Verified | 30.2% ↗epoch | 48.7% ↗epoch | -18.5 pt | Qwen3-Max |
| Only Grok 4.20 Reasoning reports · 1 | ||||
| FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run) | 17.1% ↗epoch | not reported | — | — |
| Only Qwen3-Max reports · 1 | ||||
| SWE-bench Verified | not reported | 69.6% ↗ | — | — |
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is Grok 4.20 Reasoning minus Qwen3-Max in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing
Side by side
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | Grok 4.20 Reasoning | Qwen3-Max | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens | 262K tokens | Grok 4.20 Reasoning |
| Max output | — | — | — |
| Input price / 1M | $1.25 ↗ | $1.2 ↗ | Qwen3-Max |
| Output price / 1M | $2.5 ↗ | $6 ↗ | Grok 4.20 Reasoning |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.2 ↗ | $0.12 ↗ | Qwen3-Max |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $3.75 | $7.2 | Grok 4.20 Reasoning |
| Modalities | text · vision | text | Grok 4.20 Reasoning |
| Released | 2026-03-09 | 2025-09-23 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 5 | 5 | — |
Reliability
Provider status
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