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Updated Sep 2026

Grok 4.7vsQwen3 Coder

Qwen3 Coder is cheaper than Grok 4.7 at $0.22/M vs $1.6/M input tokens.

Grok 4.7 and Qwen3 Coder compared across 10 shared prompts
SpecGrok 4.7Qwen3 Coder
Input price$1.6/M tokens$0.22/M tokens
Output price$4.8/M tokens$0.95/M tokens
Context window500K tokens—
WeightsClosedOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Jul 2025
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 5 of the 10 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

Grok 4.7129 words
Pantry Gold Honey Biscuits A sweet, buttery, slightly salty biscuit that tastes like it took more effort than it did. Ingredients (7) 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tbsp baking powder ½ tsp salt ¼ cup sugar ½ cup butter (cold) ¾ cup milk 2 tbsp honey Time: about 10 minutes prep, 12–15 minutes bake Instructions Heat the…
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Qwen3 Coder183 words
Sunset Skillet Pasta A warm, comforting pasta dish with a hint of sweetness from sun-dried tomatoes Ingredients: Pasta (penne or spaghetti) - 1 cup Olive oil - 2 tablespoons Garlic - 3 cloves, minced Canned tomatoes - 1 can (14 oz) Sun-dried tomatoes - ¼ cup, chopped Parmesan cheese - ½ cup, grated Fresh basil - ¼ cup…
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

Grok 4.71,173 words
1. Experienced software engineer An LLM is a stateless function from a token sequence to a probability distribution over the next token. Training is a giant batch job: you stream text, run a forward pass, compare the predicted distribution to the actual next token with cross-entropy, and push gradients through billions…
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Qwen3 Coder627 words
For the Experienced Software Engineer Think of this as a massive distributed caching problem scaled to an extreme degree. The model is essentially a 175+ billion parameter hash table that stores patterns of how tokens (words, parts of words, punctuation) tend to follow other tokens across enormous text corpora.
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Beginner's Longevity Plan

Outline a simple, actionable 1-month plan for someone starting their journey towards better health and longevity. Focus on 3 key areas…

Grok 4.7442 words
1-month beginner plan for better health and longevity Focus on three foundations: nutrition, movement, and sleep. Aim for consistency over perfection. If you have a medical condition, check with a clinician before big changes. Week-by-week rhythm Week 1: Build awareness and one easy habit in each area.
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Qwen3 Coder581 words
30-Day Health & Longevity Starter Plan Week 1: Foundation Building Diet 🥗 Hydration first: Drink 8 glasses of water daily (start your day with 2 glasses) Add, don't subtract: Include one extra serving of vegetables at dinner Smart swaps: Replace one sugary drink with water or herbal tea Mindful eating: Eat one meal…
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Debug This Architecture

Here's the architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor (like Google Docs): **System Overview:** - Frontend: React SPA with…

Grok 4.71,399 words
This design will lose edits, split users into inconsistent views, and fall over under concurrent writing. The core problems are clock-based conflict resolution, per-server WebSocket fan-out, polling as the sync path, and treating documents as full HTML snapshots.
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Qwen3 Coder563 words
Here are the critical issues I've identified in this architecture: Critical Failure Modes WebSocket Connection Loss & Server Failure Problem: When an API server crashes or restarts, all WebSocket connections are lost, and clients won't know about changes processed by that server.
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Startup Pitch Teardown

Here's a pitch deck summary for a startup called "MindMeld AI": **Slide 1 - Vision:** "We're building the future of human-AI collaboration.…

Grok 4.7599 words
Three weakest claims 1. “Predict what you want to type before you think it” (Slide 1) This is scientifically incoherent, not just ambitious. Non-invasive EEG decodes neural activity that is already underway (motor imagery, attempted speech, attention).
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Qwen3 Coder359 words
Here are the 3 weakest claims in this pitch deck: "Reads your brainwaves to predict what you want to type before you think it" (Slide 1) Why it's weak: Scientifically implausible: Current EEG technology cannot decode specific thoughts or predict them before they occur.
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Our Verdict
Grok 4.7
Grok 4.7
Qwen3 Coder
Qwen3 Coder

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

Qwen3 Coder costs 5.1x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Grok 4.7
Input
$1.60
Output
$4.80
Qwen3 Coder
Input
$0.22
7.3× cheaper
Output
$0.95
5.1× cheaper

Qwen3 Coder is cheaper on both: 7.3× input, 5.1× output.

Where to run it

6 hosts, cheapest first

Grok 4.71 host
HostInOutContextUptime
xAI$1.60 in·$4.80 out·500k·99.1% up
Qwen3 Coder5 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Google Vertex AI$0.22 in·$1.80 out·262k·100% upNNovitafp8$0.38 in·$1.55 out·262k·95.4% upAlibaba Cloud$0.97 in·$4.88 out·262k·100% upDDeepInfrafp4degraded$0.30 in·$1.00 out·262k·96.5% upVVenicefp8degraded$0.35 in·$1.50 out·256k·87.6% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.

Research

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FAQ

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Grok 4.7 is developed by xAI while Qwen3 Coder is developed by Qwen. You can compare their actual outputs across 10 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Grok 4.7 and Qwen3 Coder each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 10 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Grok 4.7 costs $1.6/M input tokens and Qwen3 Coder costs $0.22/M input tokens. Qwen3 Coder is $1.38/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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