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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 vs Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning vs GLM-4.7

Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning comes out ahead, 72 to 42 and 41 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507

    Released Jul 25, 2025

    42/100
    • ECI143.8
    • Price$0.30 / $2.90
    • Context262K
  2. Our pick

    xAI

    Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning

    Released Dec 18, 2025

    72/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.20 / $0.50
    • Context2M
  3. Z.ai (Zhipu)

    GLM-4.7

    Released Dec 22, 2025

    41/100
    • ECI143.7
    • Price$0.60 / $2.20
    • Context205K
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 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 (42) and GLM-4.7 (41). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 $0.95 · GLM-4.7 $1.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGrok 4 Fast Non ReasoningGrok 4 Fast Non Reasoning 2,000,000 · Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 262,144 · GLM-4.7 204,800 tokens
  • Widest inputsGrok 4 Fast Non ReasoningQwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507: Text · Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning: Text, Images, Audio, Video · GLM-4.7: Text
  • Self-hostingQwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 and GLM-4.7Publishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507Grok 4 Fast Non ReasoningGLM-4.7
Price50%497348
Inputs & features30%357035
Context window20%377232
Overall100%42/10072/10041/100

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.

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 vs Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning vs GLM-4.7 specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507Alibaba (Qwen)Grok 4 Fast Non ReasoningxAIGLM-4.7Z.ai (Zhipu)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)143.8 (best)—143.7
ECI rank#93 of 165 (best)—#94 of 165
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions80.1%—83.3% (best)
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics86.7% (best)—83.3%
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions40.4% (best)—32.2%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.30$0.20 (best)$0.60
Output$2.90$0.50 (best)$2.20
Cached input——$0.11
Blended (3:1)$0.95$0.275 (best)$1.00
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 11 providersMedian of 7 providersOfficial Z.AI API
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens2,000,000 tokens (best)204,800 tokens
Max output81,920 tokens2,000,000 tokens (best)131,072 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesNoYesNo
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoYesNo
VideoNoYesNo
ReasoningYesNoYes
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputNoNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache 2.0ProprietaryOpen
API model ID——glm-4.7
API providers12831 (best)
ReleasedJul 25, 2025Dec 18, 2025Dec 22, 2025
Knowledge cutoff——Apr 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507$8.80
  • Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning$3.00
  • GLM-4.7$10.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507, Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning or GLM-4.7?

Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 (42) and GLM-4.7 (41). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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, Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507, Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning or GLM-4.7?

Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is cheaper at $0.20 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (median across 7 API providers). Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 costs $0.30 input / $2.90 output per million tokens (median across 11 API providers); GLM-4.7 costs $0.60 input / $2.20 output per million tokens (official Z.AI API price). 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 $0.95 for Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 (3.5× as much) and $1.00 for GLM-4.7 (3.6× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 has an ECI of 143.8, Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning has not been scored yet and GLM-4.7 has an ECI of 143.7.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507, Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning and GLM-4.7 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?

Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning has the largest context window at 2,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 and 204,800 for GLM-4.7. Maximum output per response: Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 up to 81,920, Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning up to 2,000,000, GLM-4.7 up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 accepts text; Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning accepts text, images, audio and video; GLM-4.7 accepts text. Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 and GLM-4.7 publishes its weights (Apache 2.0) and can be self-hosted; Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is proprietary.

Which is newer?

GLM-4.7 is the newest, released Dec 22, 2025. Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning came out Dec 18, 2025; Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 came out Jul 25, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: GLM-4.7 Apr 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.