Qwen3 Max vs Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning
Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning comes out ahead, 72 to 30 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3 Max
30/100- ECI142.4
- Price$1.20 / $6.00
- Context262K
- Our pick
xAIGrok 4 Fast Non Reasoning
72/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.50
- Context2M
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Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is our pick
Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Qwen3 Max (30). 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 Max $2.40 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGrok 4 Fast Non ReasoningGrok 4 Fast Non Reasoning 2,000,000 · Qwen3 Max 262,144 tokens
- Widest inputsGrok 4 Fast Non ReasoningQwen3 Max: Text · Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning: Text, Images, Audio, Video
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Qwen3 Max | Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 30 | 73 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 37 | 72 |
| Overall | 100% | 30/100 | 72/100 |
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 | Qwen3 MaxAlibaba (Qwen) | Grok 4 Fast Non ReasoningxAI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 142.4 | — |
| ECI rank | #101 of 165 | — |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 72.6% | — |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 19.0% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 73.3% | — |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | 48.8% | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $1.20 | $0.20 (best) |
| Output | $6.00 | $0.50 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $2.40 | $0.275 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Alibaba API | Median of 7 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 2,000,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 2,000,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | Yes |
| Video | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | qwen3-max | — |
| API providers | 13 (best) | 8 |
| Released | Sep 23, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2025 | — |
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- Qwen3 Max$24.00
- Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning$3.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen3 Max or Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning?
Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Qwen3 Max (30). 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 Max or Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning?
Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is cheaper at $0.20 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (median across 7 API providers). Qwen3 Max costs $1.20 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (official Alibaba 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 $2.40 for Qwen3 Max (8.7× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3 Max has an ECI of 142.4 and Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3 Max and Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning 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 262,144 for Qwen3 Max. Maximum output per response: Qwen3 Max up to 65,536, Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning up to 2,000,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen3 Max accepts text; Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning accepts text, images, audio and video. Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. Qwen3 Max and Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is the newest, released Dec 18, 2025. Qwen3 Max came out Sep 23, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3 Max 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.
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