Grok Code Fast 1 vs Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
Compare Grok Code Fast 1 by xAI against Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max by Qwen, context windows of 256K vs 1.0M, tested across 21 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
Grok Code Fast 1Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Grok Code Fast 1 is 4.0x 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
10× cheaper
Output
$1.50
4.0× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
Grok Code Fast 1 is cheaper on both — 10× input, 4.0× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
56%
Grok Code Fast 1 uses 6.0x more emoji
Grok Code Fast 1
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
60%Vocabulary48%
17wSentence Length17w
0.97Hedging0.95
2.8Bold4.3
2.5Lists8.2
0.06Emoji0.00
0.89Headings1.92
0.11Transitions0.02
Based on 23 + 13 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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