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  5. Grok 3 Mini BetavsQwen3.8 Max Prime
Updated Sep 2026

Grok 3 Mini BetavsQwen3.8 Max Prime

Grok 3 Mini Beta is cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max Prime at $0.4/M vs $4/M input tokens.

Grok 3 Mini Beta and Qwen3.8 Max Prime compared across 5 shared prompts
SpecGrok 3 Mini BetaQwen3.8 Max Prime
Input price$0.4/M tokens$4/M tokens
Output price$0.8/M tokens$12/M tokens
Context window131K tokens1.0M tokens
Weights—Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2025Sep 2026
Our Verdict
Qwen3.8 Max Prime
Qwen3.8 Max Prime
Grok 3 Mini Beta
Grok 3 Mini BetaRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3.8 Max Prime has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Grok 3 Mini Beta costs 15x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Grok 3 Mini Beta
Input
$0.40
10× cheaper
Output
$0.80
15× cheaper
Qwen3.8 Max Prime
Input
$4.00
Output
$12.00

Grok 3 Mini Beta is cheaper on both: 10× input, 15× output.

Where to run it

1 host

Grok 3 Mini Beta

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Qwen3.8 Max Prime1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$4.00 in·$12.00 out·1M·99.9% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 25 Sep 2026.

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Grok 3 Mini Beta is developed by xAI while Qwen3.8 Max Prime is developed by Qwen. Grok 3 Mini Beta has a 131K token context window vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 5 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Grok 3 Mini Beta and Qwen3.8 Max Prime each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 5 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Grok 3 Mini Beta costs $0.4/M input tokens and Qwen3.8 Max Prime costs $4/M input tokens. Grok 3 Mini Beta is $3.60/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Grok 3 Mini Beta and Qwen3.8 Max Prime across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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