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Updated May 2026

Grok 4.3vsQwen3 Max

Qwen3 Max is cheaper than Grok 4.3 at $1.2/M vs $1.25/M input tokens.

Grok 4.3 and Qwen3 Max compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecGrok 4.3Qwen3 Max
Input price$1.25/M tokens$1.2/M tokens
Output price$2.5/M tokens$6/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens256K tokens
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMay 2026Sep 2025
Our Verdict
Grok 4.3
Grok 4.3
Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 Max

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Grok 4.3
Input
$1.25
Output
$2.50
2.4× cheaper
Qwen3 Max
Input
$1.20
Output
$6.00

Qwen3 Max·Grok 4.3 wins output (2.4× cheaper)

Where to run it

2 hosts

Grok 4.31 host
HostInOutContextUptime
xAI$1.25 in·$2.50 out·1M·99.7% up
Qwen3 Max1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$0.78 in·$3.90 out·262k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 13 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
34%

Qwen3 Max uses 68.5x more emoji

Grok 4.3
Qwen3 Max
62%Vocabulary60%
16wSentence Length28w
0.46Hedging0.43
2.3Bold5.4
2.5Lists3.7
0.00Emoji0.69
0.34Headings0.70
0.14Transitions0.14
Based on 27 + 28 text responses
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