xAI: Grok 4.3 vs Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
Compare xAI: Grok 4.3 by xAI against Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 21 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
xAI: Grok 4.3Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
xAI: Grok 4.3
Input
$1.25
1.6× cheaper
Output
$2.50
2.4× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
xAI: Grok 4.3 is cheaper on both — 1.6× input, 2.4× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
34%
xAI: Grok 4.3 uses 7.2x more transitions
xAI: Grok 4.3
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
62%Vocabulary48%
16wSentence Length17w
0.46Hedging0.95
2.3Bold4.3
2.5Lists8.2
0.00Emoji0.00
0.34Headings1.92
0.14Transitions0.02
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