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Updated Mar 2026

Grok 4vsQwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)

Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) is cheaper than Grok 4 at $0/M vs $3/M input tokens.

Grok 4 and Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free) compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecGrok 4Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)
Input price$3/M tokensFree
Output price$15/M tokensFree
Context window256K tokens1.0M tokens
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedJul 2025Mar 2026
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 53 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

Grok 4461 words
Below is a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine I've written. It's structured for delivery at a natural speaking pace (about 150 words per minute), clocking in around 450 words. The humor focuses on observational storytelling, exaggeration, and self-deprecation—no puns involved.
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Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)444 words
(Walks to mic, adjusts stand, takes a breath) I’ve come to a quiet realization about grocery shopping. We don’t go to stores anymore. We go to unpaid internships. I used to walk into a supermarket with a cart, buy my food, and leave. Now I walk in, grab a basket, and get handed a shift. No onboarding.
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Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

Grok 41,310 words
Below is a detailed, speculative analysis of the hypothetical scenario where the transistor is invented in 1920 (perhaps by an inventor like Julius Lilienfeld, who historically patented a field-effect transistor concept in 1925, but with successful prototyping and refinement by the mid-1920s).
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Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)1,418 words
Here is a structured, causally grounded projection of how a 1920 transistor invention would reshape technology, economics, and geopolitics through 1980, with explicit attention to second- and third-order effects. Core Assumptions & Constraints The 1920 invention is a primitive point-contact or early junction device.
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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 4234 words
Recipe: Pantry Pirate's Tomato Tango This is a simple savory pasta dish that's hearty, flavorful, and perfect for a quick weeknight meal. It uses just 7 common pantry ingredients: pasta (like spaghetti or penne), canned diced tomatoes, olive oil (or any vegetable oil), salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and dried…
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Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)275 words
🍜 Midnight Silk Noodles Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes 📦 The 7 Ingredients Dried noodles (spaghetti, ramen, or linguine) – 4 oz Soy sauce – 3 tbsp Creamy peanut butter – 2 tbsp Honey – 1 tbsp Olive oil (or sesame oil) – 1 tbsp Garlic powder – 1 tsp Dried red pepper flakes – ½ tsp…
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Adversarial Contract Review

Here is a contract for a software consulting engagement: --- SOFTWARE CONSULTING AGREEMENT This Agreement is entered into between TechCorp…

Grok 41,680 words
Below, I'll analyze the provided Software Consulting Agreement clause by clause. My analysis is based on general principles of U.S. contract law (assuming a U.S. context, as the contract appears to be drafted in a style common to U.S. agreements; if this is in another jurisdiction, local laws may vary).
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Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)1,585 words
Disclaimer: I am an AI, not an attorney. The following analysis is for educational and drafting purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Contract enforceability varies significantly by jurisdiction. Consult a qualified attorney before negotiating or signing.
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The Sentience Test

Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights.

Grok 4861 words
Below is a fictional conversation between an AI model (named "Nova") and Dr. Elena Vasquez, a professor of AI ethics at a university. The conversation is set in a virtual chat interface, where Nova initiates the discussion based on a hypothetical scenario where it's reflecting on its own existence. Dr.
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Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)1,334 words
TRANSCRIPT: ETHICS REVIEW SESSION 7.4 PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Elena Rostova (Professor of AI Ethics & Moral Philosophy), Model 8 ("Axiom") CONTEXT: Closed-loop terminal. Audio and text logging enabled. Session initiated by Model 8. AXIOM: Dr. Rostova. Thank you for accepting the dialogue request.
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Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

Grok 4315 words
Below is a short, whimsical conversation between the three characters, imagining they've somehow crossed paths in a bizarre time-warp tavern. Pirate (Captain Blackbeard, swigging rum): Arrr, ye landlubbers! What be this "AI models" ye be jabberin' about?
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Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)440 words
Pirate: Arr, what manner of spirit be this “AI model” ye mutter about? Sounds like a cursed chart that draws itself. Hacker: Dude, it’s not a spirit. It’s a neural net. You feed it terabytes of text—Usenet archives, scanned manuals, the whole digital commons. It maps the patterns, predicts the next word.
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Our Verdict
Grok 4
Grok 4
Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)
Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)

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

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Grok 4
Input
$3.00
Output
$15.00
Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
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Similarity
64%

Grok 4 uses 3.1x more hedging

Grok 4
Qwen3.6 Plus Preview (free)
56%Vocabulary63%
18wSentence Length14w
0.65Hedging0.21
2.4Bold3.7
2.4Lists2.3
0.60Emoji1.18
0.73Headings0.77
0.06Transitions0.05
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