Grok 4.1 Fast vs Qwen-MT Turbo vs Ministral 3 14B
Grok 4.1 Fast comes out ahead, 71 to 63 and 40 on our weighted score, though Qwen-MT Turbo is 12% cheaper per token.
- Our pick
xAIGrok 4.1 Fast
71/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.50
- Context2M
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen-MT Turbo
40/100- ECI—
- Price$0.16 / $0.49
- Context16K
Mistral AIMinistral 3 14B
63/100- ECI—
- Price$0.268 / $0.325
- Context262K
Grok 4.1 Fast is our pick
Grok 4.1 Fast is the better all-round choice, scoring 71/100 against Ministral 3 14B (63) and Qwen-MT Turbo (40). It leads on context window. Qwen-MT Turbo wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceQwen-MT TurboQwen-MT Turbo $0.242 · Grok 4.1 Fast $0.275 · Ministral 3 14B $0.282 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGrok 4.1 FastGrok 4.1 Fast 2,000,000 · Ministral 3 14B 262,144 · Qwen-MT Turbo 16,384 tokens
- Widest inputsGrok 4.1 Fast and Ministral 3 14BGrok 4.1 Fast: Text, Images · Qwen-MT Turbo: Text · Ministral 3 14B: Text, Images
- Self-hostingMinistral 3 14BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Grok 4.1 Fast | Qwen-MT Turbo | Ministral 3 14B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 76 | 79 | 76 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 60 | 0 | 60 |
| Context window | 20% | 72 | 0 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 71/100 | 40/100 | 63/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Grok 4.1 FastxAI | Qwen-MT TurboAlibaba (Qwen) | Ministral 3 14BMistral AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.20 | $0.16 (best) | $0.268 |
| Output | $0.50 | $0.49 | $0.325 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.275 | $0.242 (best) | $0.282 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 2 providers | Official Alibaba API | Median of 2 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 2,000,000 tokens (best) | 16,384 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Max output | 30,000 tokens | 8,192 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | No | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | OpenApache 2.0 |
| API model ID | — | qwen-mt-turbo | — |
| API providers | 2 (best) | 1 | 2 (best) |
| Released | Nov 19, 2025 | Jan 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Apr 2024 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Grok 4.1 Fast$3.00
- Qwen-MT Turbo$2.58
- Ministral 3 14B$3.33
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Grok 4.1 Fast, Qwen-MT Turbo or Ministral 3 14B?
Grok 4.1 Fast is the better all-round choice, scoring 71/100 against Ministral 3 14B (63) and Qwen-MT Turbo (40). It leads on context window. Qwen-MT Turbo wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.1 Fast, Qwen-MT Turbo or Ministral 3 14B?
Qwen-MT Turbo is cheaper at $0.16 input / $0.49 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Grok 4.1 Fast costs $0.20 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers); Ministral 3 14B costs $0.268 input / $0.325 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.242 per million tokens for Qwen-MT Turbo versus $0.275 for Grok 4.1 Fast (1.1× as much) and $0.282 for Ministral 3 14B (1.2× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Grok 4.1 Fast has not been scored yet, Qwen-MT Turbo has not been scored yet and Ministral 3 14B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Grok 4.1 Fast, Qwen-MT Turbo and Ministral 3 14B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Qwen-MT Turbo does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok 4.1 Fast has the largest context window at 2,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Ministral 3 14B and 16,384 for Qwen-MT Turbo. Maximum output per response: Grok 4.1 Fast up to 30,000, Qwen-MT Turbo up to 8,192, Ministral 3 14B up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Grok 4.1 Fast accepts text and images; Qwen-MT Turbo accepts text; Ministral 3 14B accepts text and images. Grok 4.1 Fast handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Ministral 3 14B publishes its weights (Apache 2.0) and can be self-hosted; Grok 4.1 Fast and Qwen-MT Turbo is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Ministral 3 14B is the newest, released Dec 2, 2025. Grok 4.1 Fast came out Nov 19, 2025; Qwen-MT Turbo came out Jan 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen-MT Turbo Apr 2024.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
