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Qwen3.5-27B vs Grok Code Fast 1

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Qwen3.5-27B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision

Grok Code Fast 1 wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Qwen3.5-27B
Benchmark Advantage
Qwen3.5-27B
Context Window
Qwen3.5-27B
Speed
Grok Code Fast 1

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureQwen3.5-27BGrok Code Fast 1
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyQwen3.5-27BGrok Code Fast 1
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorQwenXai
ReleasedFeb 2026Aug 2025

Qwen3.5-27B Modalities

Input
textimagevideo
Output
text

Grok Code Fast 1 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3.5-27B has cheaper input pricing at $0.20/M tokens. Qwen3.5-27B has cheaper output pricing at $0.90/M tokens.
Qwen3.5-27B scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 33.4, compared to Grok Code Fast 1's score of 23.7.
Qwen3.5-27B has a 262,144 token context window, while Grok Code Fast 1 has a 256,000 token context window.
Qwen3.5-27B supports vision. Grok Code Fast 1 does not support vision.