xAI: Grok 4 vs Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Compare xAI: Grok 4 by xAI against Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) by Qwen, context windows of 256K vs 1.0M, tested across 37 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
xAI: Grok 4
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) is 3.8x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
xAI: Grok 4
Input
$3.00
Output
$15.00
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Input
$0.40
7.5× cheaper
Output
$4.00
3.8× cheaper
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) is cheaper on both — 7.5× input, 3.8× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
53%
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) uses 4.8x more emoji
xAI: Grok 4
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
53%Vocabulary54%
18wSentence Length15w
0.67Hedging0.36
2.7Bold7.0
2.7Lists4.6
0.07Emoji0.34
0.86Headings0.94
0.04Transitions0.09
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Research
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