Grok 4.5 vs Qwen 3.6 Flash
Grok 4.5 (xAI) and Qwen 3.6 Flash (Alibaba) compared on benchmarks, pricing, context window, and use-case rankings.
- Grok 4.5 leads on overall intelligence (ECI 154 vs 144).
- Qwen 3.6 Flash is cheaper on input tokens — $0.19 vs $2.00 per 1M.
- Qwen 3.6 Flash has a larger context window (1M vs 500K tokens).
| Attribute | Grok 4.5 | Qwen 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Intelligence (ECI) | 154 | 144 |
| Coding | 91 | — |
| Math | 85 | 19 |
| Reasoning & Knowledge | 70 | 22 |
| Agentic & Tools | 75 | — |
| Specifications | ||
| Developer | xAI | Alibaba |
| Family | Grok | Qwen |
| Released | Jul 8, 2026 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Availability | API access | — |
| Context window | 500K | 1M |
| Price — $/M input | $2.00 | $0.19 |
| Price — $/M output | $6.00 | $1.13 |
| Inputs | text, image, file | text, image, video |
| Outputs | text | text |
| Benchmarks | ||
| AIME 2024/2025 | 98% | 86% |
| APEX | 34% | — |
| ARC-AGI | 87% | — |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 53% | — |
| GPQA Diamond | 93% | 84% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 40% | — |
| SciCode | 54% | — |
| SimpleBench | 70% | 35% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 54% | 21% |
| WebDev Arena | 1551 | — |
| WeirdML | 46% | — |
| FrontierMath | — | 10% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 0% |
Use-case scores are 0–100 percentile composites across each area’s benchmarks, ranked against every model from the past year. Highlighted cells lead each row. Open a model for the full picture.
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.5 better than Qwen 3.6 Flash?
On Epoch AI's Capabilities Index, Grok 4.5 scores higher (154) than Qwen 3.6 Flash (144). The right pick depends on your task — compare their coding, math, and reasoning scores in the table above.
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.5 or Qwen 3.6 Flash?
Qwen 3.6 Flash is cheaper on input tokens at $0.19 per million, versus $2.00 (representative OpenRouter pricing).
Which has a larger context window, Grok 4.5 or Qwen 3.6 Flash?
Qwen 3.6 Flash supports up to 1M tokens, compared with 500K for the other.
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Benchmarks & model data from Epoch AI (CC BY); pricing & specs from OpenRouter. ECI = Epoch Capabilities Index.