Grok 4.3 vs Qwen3 Max Thinking
xAI vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Grok 4.3 has the higher intelligence index (90.1 vs 76.1)
- •Qwen3 Max Thinking is cheaper ($0.78 vs $1.25 per 1M input)
- •Grok 4.3 is faster
- •Grok 4.3 has a larger context window (1M)
| Grok 4.3 | Qwen3 Max Thinking | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 90.1 | 76.1 |
| Developer | xAI | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | API only | API only |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $1.25 / 1M | $0.78 / 1M |
| Output price | $2.50 / 1M | $3.90 / 1M |
| Speed | 88 tok/s | 45 tok/s |
| Released | May 6, 2026 | February 9, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Grok 4.3
Qwen3 Max Thinking
GPQA Diamond
90.1
86.1
Humanity’s Last Exam
35
26.2