qwen3-coder vs grok-code-fast-1
Input price
$0.22
$0.20
Output price
$1.00
$1.50
Context window
262K
256K
Throughput
133 tok/s
171 tok/s
Availability
99.2%
98.9%
Cost / task
$0.001
$0.001
Efficiency score
90
90
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
QWEN3-CODER
GROK-CODE-FAST
Chat assistant
$186.00
$240.00
RAG / long context
$354.00
$375.00
Agent / tool use
$518.40
$684.00
Efficiency score: qwen3-coder
Across price, speed and reliability, qwen3-coder offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is qwen3-coder or grok-code-fast-1 cheaper?+
grok-code-fast-1 has the lower input price — $0.20 vs $0.22 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, qwen3-coder or grok-code-fast-1?+
Across price, speed and reliability, qwen3-coder offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.