Which is cheaper, Grok 4.20 or Qwen3 Max Thinking?

Qwen3 Max Thinking, at $6.24 per million tokens against $6.25 for Grok 4.20, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Grok 4.20: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $6.25 is the number to beat. Qwen3 Max Thinking: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $6.24 is the number to beat.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 5 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, Eden AI, TrustedRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.

Which holds more context?

Grok 4.20, at 2M tokens against 262k.

Grok 4.20 vs Qwen3 Max Thinking.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Grok 4.20 and Qwen3 Max Thinking split the 5 rounds this table counts: the two list price rows, the cheapest price we can explain, the standard price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.

xAI

Grok 4.20

$6.25/M tokens

xAI list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.90 per 1,000 pages

2M context · tool calling · reads images

Alibaba Cloud

Qwen3 Max Thinking

$6.24/M tokens

Alibaba Cloud list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.702 per 1,000 pages

262k context · tool calling

List price in (lower wins)

$1.25/M

$0.78/M

List price out (lower wins)

$2.50/M

$3.90/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

Standard price (lower wins)

$6.25/M

$6.24/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.90

$0.702

Context

2M tokens

262k tokens

Open weights

not stated

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

yes

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

yes

Released

31 Mar 2026

9 Feb 2026

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

the maker's own

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

no provider to check

Providers selling both · 5

Kilo Gateway$6.25 / $6.24
Nous Portal$6.25 / $6.24
OpenRouter$6.25 / $6.24
Eden AI$6.25 / $9.60
TrustedRouter$6.59 / $10.13

Grok 4.20 then Qwen3 Max Thinking, per million tokens

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What moved in the last seven days

Grok 4.20Nous Portal$1 / $2 $1.25 / $2.5025% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
Qwen3 Max ThinkingNous Portal$0.62 / $3.12 $0.78 / $3.9025% dearer · 16 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Grok 4.20 or Qwen3 Max Thinking?: Qwen3 Max Thinking, at $6.24 per million tokens against $6.25 for Grok 4.20, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Grok 4.20: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $6.25 is the number to beat. Qwen3 Max Thinking: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $6.24 is the number to beat.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 5 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, Eden AI, TrustedRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.
Which holds more context?: Grok 4.20, at 2M tokens against 262k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.