Grok 4.6 vs Qwen3.8 Max.
model vs model · prices as of
Qwen3.8 Max takes 2 of 5 rounds against Grok 4.6. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $7.80 per million tokens against $12.
xAIGrok 4.6
$12/M tokens
xAI list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $1.56 per 1,000 pages
500k context · tool calling · reads images
Alibaba Cloudwins 2 roundsQwen3.8 Max
$7.80/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Eden AI · $1.01 per 1,000 pages
1M context · tool calling · reads images
List price in (lower wins)
$2/M
$2/M
List price out (lower wins)
$6/M
$6/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
none below list
$7.80/M at Eden AI
Standard price (lower wins)
$12/M
$12/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$1.56
$1.01
Context
500k tokens
1M tokens
Open weights
no
no
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
12 Aug 2026
3 Aug 2026
Providers selling it
34
37
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
not stated
Providers selling both · 18
Eden AI$12 / $7.80
CrossModel$12 / $11.27
Abacus$12 / $12
Atlas Cloud$12 / $12
Cloudflare AI Gateway$12 / $12
Jiekou$12 / $12
Kilo Gateway$12 / $12
LLM Gateway$12 / $12
Grok 4.6 then Qwen3.8 Max, per million tokens · showing the 8 cheapest of 18
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Grok 4.6
Nous Portal$1.60 / $4.80 $2 / $625% dearer · - Qwen3.8 MaxNous Portal$1.60 / $4.80 $2 / $625% dearer ·
- Qwen3.8 Max
Ofox$2 / $6 $1.71 / $5.1414% cheaper · - Qwen3.8 Max
Zenifra$10.50 / $31 $8.50 / $25.6018% cheaper ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Grok 4.6 or Qwen3.8 Max?
- Qwen3.8 Max, at $7.80 per million tokens against $12 for Grok 4.6, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Grok 4.6: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $12 is the number to beat. Qwen3.8 Max: $7.80 at Eden AI.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 18 providers sell both: Eden AI, CrossModel, Abacus, Atlas Cloud, Cloudflare AI Gateway, Jiekou, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Eden AI.
- Which holds more context?
- Qwen3.8 Max, at 1M tokens against 500k.
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.