xAI: Grok 4.5 vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Compare xAI: Grok 4.5 by xAI against Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview by Qwen, context windows of 500K vs 262K, tested across 49 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
xAI: Grok 4.5
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
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 4.5
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Input
$1.04
1.9× cheaper
Output
$6.24
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview wins input (1.9× cheaper)·xAI: Grok 4.5
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
61%
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview uses 20.9x more emoji
xAI: Grok 4.5
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
61%Vocabulary62%
16wSentence Length21w
0.23Hedging0.22
2.5Bold3.8
2.4Lists2.9
0.09Emoji1.88
0.48Headings0.62
0.06Transitions0.02
Based on 27 + 26 text responses
Research
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