Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking vs Grok Code Fast 1
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking comes out ahead, 59 to 48 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking
59/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.97
- Context66K
xAIGrok Code Fast 1
48/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $1.50
- Context256K
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Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking is our pick
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking is the better all-round choice, scoring 59/100 against Grok Code Fast 1 (48). It leads on price and inputs & features. Grok Code Fast 1 wins on 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 priceQwen3 Omni 30B A3B ThinkingQwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking $0.43 · Grok Code Fast 1 $0.525 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGrok Code Fast 1Grok Code Fast 1 256,000 · Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking 65,536 tokens
- Widest inputsQwen3 Omni 30B A3B ThinkingQwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking: Text, Images, Audio, Video · Grok Code Fast 1: Text
- Self-hostingQwen3 Omni 30B A3B ThinkingPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking | Grok Code Fast 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 64 | 60 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 80 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 12 | 36 |
| Overall | 100% | 59/100 | 48/100 |
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 Omni 30B A3B ThinkingAlibaba (Qwen) | Grok Code Fast 1xAI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.25 | $0.20 (best) |
| Output | $0.97 (best) | $1.50 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.43 (best) | $0.525 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Median of 5 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 65,536 tokens | 256,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 16,384 tokens (best) | 10,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | Yes | No |
| Video | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | OpenApache-2.0 | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 1 | 7 (best) |
| Released | Sep 22, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking$4.44
- Grok Code Fast 1$5.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking or Grok Code Fast 1?
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking is the better all-round choice, scoring 59/100 against Grok Code Fast 1 (48). It leads on price and inputs & features. Grok Code Fast 1 wins on 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 Omni 30B A3B Thinking or Grok Code Fast 1?
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.97 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Grok Code Fast 1 costs $0.20 input / $1.50 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.43 per million tokens for Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking versus $0.525 for Grok Code Fast 1 (1.2× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking has not been scored yet and Grok Code Fast 1 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking and Grok Code Fast 1 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 Code Fast 1 has the largest context window at 256,000 tokens, against 65,536 for Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking. Maximum output per response: Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking up to 16,384, Grok Code Fast 1 up to 10,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking accepts text, images, audio and video; Grok Code Fast 1 accepts text. Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Grok Code Fast 1 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking is the newest, released Sep 22, 2025. Grok Code Fast 1 came out Sep 2, 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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