Models

Grok 4.5 vs Qwen 3.8 27B

Compare Grok 4.5 from Grok and Qwen 3.8 27B from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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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 /M
Output$6 /M
Cache read$0.5 /M
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Qwen 3.8 27B
Qwen · text, image, video → text

Qwen3.8-27b is an Alibaba-released dense vision-language model with open-source weights. Qwen3.8 was developed based on the architecture of Qwen3.5, achieving significant improvements in encoding capability, handling professional tasks, research tasks, and tasks that require long-term completion. Qwen3.8-27B integrates these advantages into a compact, easy-to-deploy dense model — a native vision-language model capable of understanding image and video information and featuring flexible cognitive control capabilities. This model can more reliably accomplish complex, multi-step tasks.

Input$1.1 /M
Output$1.65 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

Grok 4.5
Qwen 3.8 27B
Input /M
$2
$1.1
Output /M
$6
$1.65
Cache read /M
$0.5
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Context length
500,000
131,072
Max output
500,000
0
Time to First Token
3.6 s
0.4 s
Throughput
32.6 tok/s
500.6 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
API Formats
Released
July 2026
August 12, 2026

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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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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Cost calculator

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

Qwen 3.8 27B
$90.75 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Grok 4.5, Qwen 3.8 27B?

Qwen 3.8 27B: $1.65/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

Qwen 3.8 27B: 0.4s 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 Qwen 3.8 27B accepts 131,072 input tokens.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen 3.8 27B at 500.6 tok/s and Grok 4.5 at 32.6 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; Qwen 3.8 27B accepts text, image and video input.

Can I call Grok 4.5 and Qwen 3.8 27B 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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