Grok 4.6 vs Qwen 3.8 27B
Grok 4.6 (xAI) and Qwen 3.8 27B (Alibaba) compared on benchmarks, pricing, context window, and use-case rankings.
- Qwen 3.8 27B is cheaper on input tokens — $0.42 vs $2.00 per 1M.
- Qwen 3.8 27B has a larger context window (1M vs 500K tokens).
- Grok 4.6 ranks higher for coding (92th vs 72th percentile).
| Attribute | Grok 4.6 | Qwen 3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Intelligence (ECI) | 156 | — |
| Coding | 92 | 72 |
| Math | 92 | — |
| Reasoning & Knowledge | 73 | 68 |
| Agentic & Tools | 85 | — |
| Specifications | ||
| Developer | xAI | Alibaba |
| Family | Grok | Qwen |
| Released | Aug 12, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Availability | API access | Open weights (unrestricted) |
| Context window | 500K | 1M |
| Price — $/M input | $2.00 | $0.42 |
| Price — $/M output | $6.00 | $3.00 |
| Inputs | text, image, file | text, image, video |
| Outputs | text | text |
| Benchmarks | ||
| AIME 2024/2025 | 99% | — |
| APEX | 41% | — |
| ARC-AGI | 88% | — |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 67% | — |
| GPQA Diamond | 94% | 91% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 43% | 34% |
| SciCode | 56% | 47% |
| SimpleBench | 76% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 49% | — |
| WebDev Arena | 1629 | 1595 |
| WeirdML | 67% | — |
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
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.6 or Qwen 3.8 27B?
Qwen 3.8 27B is cheaper on input tokens at $0.42 per million, versus $2.00 (representative OpenRouter pricing).
Which has a larger context window, Grok 4.6 or Qwen 3.8 27B?
Qwen 3.8 27B supports up to 1M tokens, compared with 500K for the other.
Which is better for coding, Grok 4.6 or Qwen 3.8 27B?
Across coding benchmarks like SWE-bench Verified and Terminal-Bench, Grok 4.6 ranks higher — 92th vs 72th percentile among the models tracked on Model Beat.
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Benchmarks & model data from Epoch AI (CC BY); pricing & specs from OpenRouter. ECI = Epoch Capabilities Index.