xAI: Grok 4.3 vs Qwen: Qwen3 Max
Compare xAI: Grok 4.3 by xAI against Qwen: Qwen3 Max by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 256K, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
xAI: Grok 4.3
Qwen: Qwen3 Max
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
xAI: Grok 4.3
Input
$1.25
Output
$2.50
2.4× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3 Max
Input
$1.20
Output
$6.00
Qwen: Qwen3 Max·xAI: Grok 4.3 wins output (2.4× cheaper)
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
33%
Qwen: Qwen3 Max uses 45.1x more emoji
xAI: Grok 4.3
Qwen: Qwen3 Max
62%Vocabulary60%
16wSentence Length28w
0.46Hedging0.48
2.3Bold5.7
2.5Lists4.1
0.00Emoji0.45
0.34Headings0.78
0.14Transitions0.18
Based on 27 + 22 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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