Grok 3 Mini Beta vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Compare Grok 3 Mini Beta by xAI against Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B by Qwen, context windows of 131K vs 262K, tested across 13 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.
Which is better, Grok 3 Mini Beta or Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B?
Grok 3 Mini Beta and Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B are both competitive models. Grok 3 Mini Beta costs $0.4/M input tokens vs $0.6/M for Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B. Context windows: 131K vs 262K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Grok 3 Mini Beta and Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Grok 3 Mini Beta is made by xai while Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B is from qwen. Grok 3 Mini Beta has a 131K token context window compared to Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B's 262K. On pricing, Grok 3 Mini Beta costs $0.4/M input tokens vs $0.6/M for Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B.
No community votes yet. On paper, Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Grok 3 Mini Beta is 4.5x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
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