| Signal | Grok 4 | Delta | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 100 | +17 | |
Benchmarks | 86 | +8 | |
Pricing | 85 | -13 | |
Context window size | 86 | 0 | |
Recency | 77 | -23 | |
Output Capacity | 20 | -60 | |
| Overall Result | 2 wins | of 6 | 4 wins |
Score History
88.1
current score
Grok 4
right now
77.8
current score
xAI
Alibaba
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B saves you $920.00/month
That's $11040.00/year compared to Grok 4 at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Grok 4 | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 88 | 78 | Grok 4 |
| Rank | #12 | #53 | Grok 4 |
| Quality Rank | #12 | #53 | Grok 4 |
| Adoption Rank | #12 | #53 | Grok 4 |
| Parameters | -- | 122B | -- |
| Context Window | 256K | 262K | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B |
| Pricing | $3.00/$15.00/M | $0.26/$2.08/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 100 | 83 | Grok 4 |
| Benchmarks | 86 | 78 | Grok 4 |
| Pricing | 85 | 98 | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B |
| Context window size | 86 | 86 | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B |
| Recency | 77 | 100 | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B |
| Output Capacity | 20 | 80 | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 88/100 (rank #12), placing it in the top 96% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 78/100 (rank #53), placing it in the top 82% of all 290 models tracked.
Grok 4 has a 10-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably better performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B offers 87% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $35.10/month with Qwen3.5-122B-A10B vs $270.00/month with Grok 4 - a $234.90 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Qwen3.5-122B-A10B also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (262K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($2.08/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (88/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Grok 4 clearly outperforms Qwen3.5-122B-A10B with a significant 10.299999999999997-point lead. For most general use cases, Grok 4 is the stronger choice. However, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B may still excel in niche scenarios.
Best for Quality
Grok 4
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B
87% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Grok 4
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Grok 4
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Grok 4
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by xAI
| Capability | Grok 4 | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
| Image Output |
xAI
Alibaba
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B saves you $20.44/month
That's 87% cheaper than Grok 4 at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Grok 4 | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 256K | 262K |
| Max Output Tokens | -- | 65,536 |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
| Created | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 25, 2026 |