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Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking vs Grok 4

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

Grok 4 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
Price Advantage
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
Benchmark Advantage
Grok 4
Context Window
Grok 4
Speed
Grok 4

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricQwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingGrok 4Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.26$3.00 Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.90$15.00 Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.45$0.75 Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking is 93% cheaper overall.

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking Providers

No provider data available

Grok 4 Providers

No provider data available

Benchmark Comparison

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Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking Wins
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Grok 4 Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkQwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingGrok 4Winner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-41.5-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-40.5-
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
-92.7-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
-86.6-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-87.7-
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-81.9-
Aider
Real-world code editing
-79.6-
AIME
Competition math
-94.3-
Grok 4 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
131,072
tokens
Grok 4
256,000
tokens
Grok 4 has a 49% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricQwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingGrok 4Winner
Tokens/secondN/A43.1 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A11.17s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureQwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingGrok 4
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyQwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingGrok 4
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorQwenXai
ReleasedSep 2025Jul 2025

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

Grok 4 Modalities

Input
imagetext
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking has cheaper input pricing at $0.26/M tokens. Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking has cheaper output pricing at $0.90/M tokens.
Grok 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 40.5, compared to Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking's score of N/A.
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking has a 131,072 token context window, while Grok 4 has a 256,000 token context window.
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking supports vision. Grok 4 supports vision.