| Signal | Grok 4 | Delta | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 100 | +17 | |
Benchmarks | 86 | +13 | |
Pricing | 85 | -13 | |
Context window size | 86 | 0 | |
Recency | 84 | -16 | |
Output Capacity | 20 | -60 | |
| Overall Result | 2 wins | of 6 | 4 wins |
Score History
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Grok 4
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74.3
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xAI
Alibaba
Qwen3.5 397B A17B saves you $894.00/month
That's $10728.00/year compared to Grok 4 at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Grok 4 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 87 | 74 | Grok 4 |
| Rank | #12 | #37 | Grok 4 |
| Quality Rank | #12 | #37 | Grok 4 |
| Adoption Rank | #12 | #37 | Grok 4 |
| Parameters | -- | 397B | -- |
| Context Window | 256K | 262K | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| Pricing | $3.00/$15.00/M | $0.39/$2.34/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 100 | 83 | Grok 4 |
| Benchmarks | 86 | 73 | Grok 4 |
| Pricing | 85 | 98 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| Context window size | 86 | 86 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| Recency | 84 | 100 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
| Output Capacity | 20 | 80 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
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%). Here's what the scores mean for these two models:
Scores 87/100 (rank #12), placing it in the top 96% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 74/100 (rank #37), placing it in the top 88% of all 290 models tracked.
Grok 4 has a 13-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably better performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Qwen3.5 397B A17B offers 85% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $40.95/month with Qwen3.5 397B A17B vs $270.00/month with Grok 4 - a $229.05 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
Higher benchmark score (0/100) indicates stronger performance on coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Faster response time (speed score 0/100) is critical for user-facing chat. Qwen3.5 397B A17B 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 ($2.34/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (87/100) 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 397B A17B with a significant 12.700000000000003-point lead. For most general use cases, Grok 4 is the stronger choice. However, Qwen3.5 397B A17B may still excel in niche scenarios.
Best for Quality
Grok 4
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
85% 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 397B A17B |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
| Image Output |
xAI
Alibaba
Qwen3.5 397B A17B saves you $19.89/month
That's 85% 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 397B A17B |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 256K | 262K |
| Max Output Tokens | -- | 65,536 |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
| Created | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 16, 2026 |
Grok 4 scores 87/100 (rank #12) compared to Qwen3.5 397B A17B's 74/100 (rank #37), giving it a 13-point advantage. Grok 4 is the stronger overall choice, though Qwen3.5 397B A17B may excel in specific areas like cost efficiency.
Grok 4 is ranked #12 and Qwen3.5 397B A17B is ranked #37 out of 290+ AI models. Rankings use a composite score combining benchmark performance (90%) from MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations, with capabilities and context window as tiebreakers (10%). Scores update hourly.
Qwen3.5 397B A17B is cheaper at $2.34/M output tokens vs Grok 4's $15.00/M output tokens - 6.4x more expensive. Input token pricing: Grok 4 at $3.00/M vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B at $0.39/M.
Qwen3.5 397B A17B has a larger context window of 262,144 tokens compared to Grok 4's 256,000 tokens. A larger context window means the model can process longer documents and conversations.