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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning vs Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking

Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning comes out ahead, 72 to 59 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    xAI

    Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning

    Released Dec 18, 2025

    72/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.20 / $0.50
    • Context2M
    Full specs Remove Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning

  2. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking

    Released Sep 22, 2025

    59/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.25 / $0.97
    • Context66K
    Full specs Remove Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking

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01 — Verdict

Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is our pick

Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking (59). It leads on price and context window. Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking wins on inputs & features. 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 priceGrok 4 Fast Non ReasoningGrok 4 Fast Non Reasoning $0.275 · Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking $0.43 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGrok 4 Fast Non ReasoningGrok 4 Fast Non Reasoning 2,000,000 · Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking 65,536 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsGrok 4 Fast Non Reasoning: Text, Images, Audio, Video · Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking: Text, Images, Audio, Video
  • Self-hostingQwen3 Omni 30B A3B ThinkingPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGrok 4 Fast Non ReasoningQwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking
Price50%7364
Inputs & features30%7080
Context window20%7212
Overall100%72/10059/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning vs Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking specifications side by side
SpecificationGrok 4 Fast Non ReasoningxAIQwen3 Omni 30B A3B ThinkingAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.20 (best)$0.25
Output$0.50 (best)$0.97
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.275 (best)$0.43
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 7 providersMedian of 1 providers
Limits
Context window2,000,000 tokens (best)65,536 tokens
Max output2,000,000 tokens (best)16,384 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesYes
VideoYesYes
ReasoningNoYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpenApache-2.0
API model ID——
API providers8 (best)1
ReleasedDec 18, 2025Sep 22, 2025
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning$3.00
  • Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking$4.44
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning or Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking?

Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking (59). It leads on price and context window. Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking wins on inputs & features. 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 Fast Non Reasoning or Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking?

Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is cheaper at $0.20 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (median across 7 API providers). Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking costs $0.25 input / $0.97 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.275 per million tokens for Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning versus $0.43 for Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking (1.6× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning has not been scored yet and Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning and Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning has the largest context window at 2,000,000 tokens, against 65,536 for Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking. Maximum output per response: Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning up to 2,000,000, Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking up to 16,384 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning accepts text, images, audio and video; Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking accepts text, images, audio and video. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is the newest, released Dec 18, 2025. Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking came out Sep 22, 2025.

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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