Grok Code Fast 1 vs Qwen3.5 9B
Compare Grok Code Fast 1 by xAI against Qwen3.5 9B by Qwen, context windows of 256K vs 262K, tested across 52 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Grok Code Fast 1
Qwen3.5 9BRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Grok Code Fast 1 has the edge — bigger model tier, major provider backing.
Qwen3.5 9B is 10x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Grok Code Fast 1
Input
$0.20
Output
$1.50
Qwen3.5 9B
Input
$0.10
2.0× cheaper
Output
$0.15
10× cheaper
Qwen3.5 9B is cheaper on both — 2.0× input, 10× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
31%
Grok Code Fast 1 uses 6.0x more emoji
Grok Code Fast 1
Qwen3.5 9B
60%Vocabulary47%
17wSentence Length15w
0.97Hedging0.41
2.8Bold6.9
2.5Lists4.8
0.06Emoji0.00
0.89Headings0.91
0.11Transitions0.12
Based on 23 + 21 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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