Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking vs MiMo-V2-Pro
Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) comes out ahead, 52 to 44 and 42 on our weighted score, though Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking is 13% cheaper per token.
- Our pick
xAIGrok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)
52/100- ECI—
- Price$1.25 / $2.50
- Context1M
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
44/100- ECI—
- Price$0.50 / $3.95
- Context131K
XiaomiMiMo-V2-Pro
42/100- ECI—
- Price$1.00 / $3.00
- Context1.05M
Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) is our pick
Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) is the better all-round choice, scoring 52/100 against Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking (44) and MiMo-V2-Pro (42). It leads on inputs & features. Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking 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 priceQwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingQwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking $1.36 · MiMo-V2-Pro $1.50 · Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) $1.56 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextMiMo-V2-ProMiMo-V2-Pro 1,048,576 · Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) 1,000,000 · Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsGrok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning): Text, Images, PDFs · Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: Text, Images · MiMo-V2-Pro: Text
- Self-hostingQwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 39 | 42 | 40 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 70 | 60 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 25 | 61 |
| Overall | 100% | 52/100 | 44/100 | 42/100 |
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 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)xAI | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingAlibaba (Qwen) | MiMo-V2-ProXiaomi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $1.25 | $0.50 (best) | $1.00 |
| Output | $2.50 (best) | $3.95 | $3.00 |
| Cached input | $0.20 | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.56 | $1.36 (best) | $1.50 |
| Long-context rate | Over 200K: $2.50 / $5.00 | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official xAI API | Median of 5 providers | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 30,000 tokens | 32,768 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | No |
| PDFs | Yes | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | grok-4.20-0309-non-reasoning | — | — |
| API providers | 13 (best) | 5 | 2 |
| Released | Mar 9, 2026 | Sep 23, 2025 | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 2024 |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)$17.50
- Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking$12.90
- MiMo-V2-Pro$16.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning), Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking or MiMo-V2-Pro?
Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) is the better all-round choice, scoring 52/100 against Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking (44) and MiMo-V2-Pro (42). It leads on inputs & features. Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking 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 4.20 (Non-Reasoning), Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking or MiMo-V2-Pro?
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking is cheaper at $0.50 input / $3.95 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers). MiMo-V2-Pro costs $1.00 input / $3.00 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider); Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) costs $1.25 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (official xAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.36 per million tokens for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking versus $1.50 for MiMo-V2-Pro (1.1× as much) and $1.56 for Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) (1.1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) has not been scored yet, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking has not been scored yet and MiMo-V2-Pro has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning), Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking and MiMo-V2-Pro yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2-Pro has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) and 131,072 for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking. Maximum output per response: Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) up to 30,000, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking up to 32,768, MiMo-V2-Pro up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) accepts text, images and PDFs; Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking accepts text and images; MiMo-V2-Pro accepts text. Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) and MiMo-V2-Pro is proprietary.
Which is newer?
MiMo-V2-Pro is the newest, released Mar 18, 2026. Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) came out Mar 9, 2026; Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking came out Sep 23, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking Mar 31, 2025, MiMo-V2-Pro Dec 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 Nov 2, 2026.
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