Models

Grok 4.5 vs Qwen3 235B A22B

Output tokens cost $6.00 per million on Grok 4.5 and $1.12 per million on Qwen3 235B A22B. Input tokens cost $2.00 per million on Grok 4.5 and $0.28 per million on Qwen3 235B A22B. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.50 per million on Grok 4.5 and $0.28 per million on Qwen3 235B A22B. Context lengths are 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5 and 131,100 tokens on Qwen3 235B A22B. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 1.9s on Grok 4.5 and 0.6s on Qwen3 235B A22B. Measured output throughput is 26.7 tok/s on Grok 4.5 and 81.2 tok/s on Qwen3 235B A22B. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Grok 4.5 scores 1523 and Qwen3 235B A22B scores 1433.

GrokGrok 4.5QwenQwen3 235B A22B
Grok logo
Grok 4.5
Grok · text, image → text

Grok 4.5 was trained on datasets spanning knowledge in coding, science, engineering, and math. With both intelligent and efficient reasoning, Grok 4.5 excels at real engineering tasks and exceeds comparable leading models at these tasks.

Input$2.00 /M
Output$6.00 /M
Qwen logo
Qwen3 235B A22B
Qwen · text → text

Qwen3-235B-A22B is a massive 235B parameter Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model that operates with the efficiency of a 22B model. Its standout feature is the ability to seamlessly switch between a "thinking" mode for complex reasoning and a "non-thinking" mode for fast conversation, offering both world-class power and practical speed.

Input$0.28 /M
Output$1.12 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

Grok 4.5
Qwen3 235B A22B
Input /M
$2.00
$0.28
Output /M
$6.00
$1.12
Cache read /M
$0.50
$0.28
Context length
500,000
131,100
Max output
500,000
128,000
Time to First Token
1.9 s
0.6 s
Throughput
26.7 tok/s
81.2 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
text
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
July 2026
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
grok-4.5qwen3-235b-a22b
13001360142014801540
Overall
13751470
Coding
14331523
Math
13921478
Hard prompts
13911495
Instruction following
13571466
Multi-turn
13711477
Creative writing
13241449
Longer query
13781485
Chinese
13921511
English
13871475

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Qwen3 235B A22B
$33.60 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Grok 4.5, Qwen3 235B A22B?

Qwen3 235B A22B: $1.12/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Grok 4.5: 1523; Qwen3 235B A22B: 1433 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

Qwen3 235B A22B: 0.6s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

Grok 4.5 accepts 500,000 and Qwen3 235B A22B accepts 131,100 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5 and 128,000 tokens on Qwen3 235B A22B.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen3 235B A22B at 81.2 tok/s and Grok 4.5 at 26.7 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context; Qwen3 235B A22B accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call Grok 4.5 and Qwen3 235B A22B with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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