# Grok vs Qwen: API prices compared, dated and sourced

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The cheapest Grok model we track, grok-build-0.1, costs $2.00 per million output tokens and $1.00 per million input tokens. The cheapest Qwen model, Qwen3.7 Flash, costs $0.130 per million output tokens and $0.030 per million input tokens, as sold by OpenRouter. At the entry level, Qwen is 15.4 times cheaper than Grok on output tokens. Prices read on 18 September 2026.

## Grok models

| Model | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Read on |
|---|---|---|---|
| grok-build-0.1 | $1.00 | $2.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| grok-4.20-0309-non-reasoning | $1.25 | $2.50 | 2026-09-18 |
| grok-4.20-0309-reasoning | $1.25 | $2.50 | 2026-09-18 |
| grok-4.20-multi-agent-0309 | $1.25 | $2.50 | 2026-09-18 |
| grok-4.3 | $1.25 | $2.50 | 2026-09-18 |
| grok-4.5 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| grok-4.6 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 2026-09-18 |

## Qwen models

| Model | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Read on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.7 Flash | $0.030 | $0.130 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.5-9B | $0.100 | $0.150 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 | $0.04815 | $0.19305 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen2.5 7B Instruct | $0.100 | $0.200 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 14B | $0.120 | $0.240 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.5-Flash | $0.065 | $0.260 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | $0.070 | $0.280 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 32B | $0.080 | $0.280 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | $0.0875 | $0.350 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | $0.360 | $0.400 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct | $0.104 | $0.416 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 8B | $0.117 | $0.455 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct | $0.117 | $0.455 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.8 Flash | $0.150 | $0.470 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 30B A3B | $0.120 | $0.500 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct | $0.130 | $0.520 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen Plus 0728 | $0.260 | $0.780 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen-Plus | $0.260 | $0.780 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 Coder Next | $0.120 | $0.800 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.6 35B A3B | $0.100 | $0.900 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 Coder Flash | $0.195 | $0.975 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | $0.300 | $1.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | $0.660 | $1.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct | $0.800 | $1.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct | $0.090 | $1.10 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.6 Flash | $0.1875 | $1.125 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking | $0.150 | $1.20 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.7 Plus | $0.320 | $1.28 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | $0.1625 | $1.30 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.5-27B | $0.195 | $1.56 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 | $0.260 | $1.56 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 | $0.300 | $1.80 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 235B A22B | $0.455 | $1.82 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct | $0.210 | $1.90 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.6 Plus | $0.325 | $1.95 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.6 27B | $0.300 | $2.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | $0.260 | $2.08 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking | $0.180 | $2.10 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | $0.230 | $2.30 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 | $0.200 | $2.40 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking | $0.200 | $2.40 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.8 27B | $0.214 | $2.55 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 Coder Plus | $0.650 | $3.25 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.5 397B A17B | $0.550 | $3.50 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 Max | $0.780 | $3.90 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 Max Thinking | $0.780 | $3.90 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking | $0.400 | $4.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.7 Max | $1.475 | $4.425 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | $2.00 | $6.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | $2.00 | $6.00 | 2026-09-16 |
| Qwen3.8 Max | $2.00 | $6.00 | 2026-09-04 |
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | $1.027 | $6.162 | 2026-09-18 |


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