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Grok 4.7 vs Qwen3-Max

SpaceXAI against Qwen, compared on context, price, and verified benchmark results.

Catalog record checked September 26, 2026Individual provider fields may changeEvidence confidence: High — see receipts below

SpaceXAI

Grok 4.7

Frontier

vs

Qwen

Qwen3-Max

Frontier

AI model capability comparison
SpecificationGrok 4.7Qwen3-Max
ProviderSpaceXAIQwen
TierFrontierFrontier
Context windowWinner: 500K262K
Max outputNot verifiedUnverifiedNot verifiedUnverified
Input / 1M tokens$2Winner: $1.20
Output / 1M tokens$6$6
WeightsClosedClosed
Parametersnew, larger base model with longer RL on multi-hour tasks>1T (proprietary)
Reasoning levelslow, medium, high, xhighlow, high, max
Modalitiestext, imagetext
API model idgrok-4.7qwen3-max
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2026September 23, 2025
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index [xhigh] (2026-09-26)46.4Not verifiedUnverified
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (2026-09-26)Not verifiedUnverified15.6
DeepSWE 1.1 [high] (2026-09-21)71Not verifiedUnverified
Terminal-Bench 4.0 [xhigh] (2026-09-26)25.8Not verifiedUnverified

Prices are USD per million tokens at standard rates, excluding batch and caching discounts. Bold indicates the better figure where one is objectively better. Values we could not confirm from the provider are shown as “Not verified” rather than estimated.

Benchmark receipts

Where each score comes from, and how far it can be compared across models.

Pricing tiers

Grok 4.7: $2/$6 per MTok (<200K prompt); $4/$12 for all tokens at ≥200K. Cached input $0.50/MTok ($1.00 at ≥200K). US regional endpoint 1.1x. No Batch API; the 2x-price 'Fast' variant is Cursor and Grok Build only. xAI lists no separate text-output cap. Knowledge cutoff May 2026.

Qwen3-Max: Model Studio International $1.20/$6.00 per MTok up to 32K input; $2.40/$12 for 32K–128K; $3/$15 for 128K–256K. The qwen3-max alias now equals qwen3-max-2026-01-23. Proprietary, API-only.

FrontierRecord checked September 26, 2026

Grok 4.7

Grok 4.7 is xAI's flagship since 2026-09-21 — a larger new base model with longer RL on multi-hour tasks, at Grok 4.6's $2/$6 price.

Best for

  • Coding agents
  • Cost-sensitive frontier work
  • Cursor and GitHub Copilot users

Watch out

Token rates double above a 200K-token prompt and there is no Batch API; the DeepSWE figure is vendor-reported.

FrontierRecord checked September 26, 2026

Qwen3-Max

Qwen3-Max is Alibaba's proprietary 1-trillion-parameter API model with multimodal input.

Best for

  • Agentic coding
  • Multimodal knowledge work
  • Long-context via API

Watch out

Max line is proprietary/API-only (no published weights). Per-provider prices differ.

When the cheaper one wins

Both charge $6 per million output tokens at standard rates, so output price is not the split. Prefer the row whose “best for” line matches the job, then confirm the live vendor rate.

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Evidence confidence: High

How strong and complete the evidence behind this comparison is — not a prediction of which model is better.

  • Pricing verified on both sides — Input and output rates are verified for both models.
  • 4/5 core specs verified on both sides — Not published for at least one side: max output.
  • 1 shared named benchmark with differing scores — Measured on: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
  • Verified within the last 90 days — Newest catalog check was 2 days ago.
  • Both models carry source citations — Each side has at least two catalog sources on record.

Source receipts

Each catalog figure was checked against the provider or an independent second source on the date shown.

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Common questions

Grok 4.7 vs Qwen3-Max

Answered from the verified figures on this page rather than general guidance.

Is Grok 4.7 or Qwen3-Max cheaper for input?
Qwen3-Max is cheaper at $1.20 per million input tokens, against $2 for Grok 4.7 — roughly 1.7× the price. Output tokens usually dominate a real bill, so weigh the output rate more heavily than the input rate. These are base rates; Grok 4.7 has tiered pricing: $2/$6 per MTok (<200K prompt); $4/$12 for all tokens at ≥200K. Cached input $0.50/MTok ($1.00 at ≥200K). US regional endpoint 1.1x. No Batch API; the 2x-price 'Fast' variant is Cursor and Grok Build only. xAI lists no separate text-output cap. Knowledge cutoff May 2026. Qwen3-Max has tiered pricing: Model Studio International $1.20/$6.00 per MTok up to 32K input; $2.40/$12 for 32K–128K; $3/$15 for 128K–256K. The qwen3-max alias now equals qwen3-max-2026-01-23. Proprietary, API-only.
Is Grok 4.7 or Qwen3-Max cheaper for output?
Both cost $6 per million output tokens at standard rates, so output price is not a deciding factor between them.
Which has the larger context window, Grok 4.7 or Qwen3-Max?
Grok 4.7 accepts 500K tokens against 262K for Qwen3-Max. This only matters if you routinely send very long documents or large codebases.
Do Grok 4.7 and Qwen3-Max support the same reasoning levels?
Grok 4.7 exposes low, medium, high, xhigh, while Qwen3-Max exposes low, high, max.
Should I use Grok 4.7 or Qwen3-Max?
Both sit in the frontier tier, so the choice usually comes down to price and context rather than capability. Grok 4.7 suits coding agents; Qwen3-Max suits agentic coding.

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Choosing between them

The verified figures that separate this pair, computed from the catalog rather than restated boilerplate.

  • Input price: Qwen3-Max costs $1.20 per 1M tokens versus $2 for Grok 4.7 — a 1.7x difference at the headline tier.
  • Context: Grok 4.7 takes 500K against 262K for Qwen3-Max — only decisive if your prompts approach the smaller window.
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