Grok 4.3 vs Qwen3 VL 8B
xAI vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Grok 4.3 has the higher intelligence index (90.1 vs 49.7)
- •Qwen3 VL 8B is cheaper ($0.20 vs $1.25 per 1M input)
- •Qwen3 VL 8B is faster
| Grok 4.3 | Qwen3 VL 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 90.1 | 49.7 |
| Developer | xAI | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | API only | — |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | — |
| Input price | $1.25 / 1M | $0.20 / 1M |
| Output price | $2.50 / 1M | $2.10 / 1M |
| Speed | 88 tok/s | 120 tok/s |
| Released | May 6, 2026 | October 14, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | — |
| Output modalities | Text | — |
Shared benchmarks
Grok 4.3
Qwen3 VL 8B
GPQA Diamond
90.1
57.9
Humanity’s Last Exam
35
3.3