Models

Grok 4.5 vs Qwen3 8B

Output tokens cost $6.00 per million on Grok 4.5 and $0.80 per million on Qwen3 8B. Input tokens cost $2.00 per million on Grok 4.5 and $0.08 per million on Qwen3 8B.

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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$2.00 /M
Output$6.00 /M
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Qwen3 8B
Qwen · → text

Achieves effective integration of thinking and non-thinking modes, enabling mode switching during conversations. Its reasoning ability reaches state-of-the-art (SOTA) levels among models of the same scale, and its general capability significantly surpasses Qwen2.5-7B.

Input$0.08 /M
Output$0.80 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

Grok 4.5
Qwen3 8B
Input /M
$2.00
$0.08
Output /M
$6.00
$0.80
Cache read /M
$0.50
$0.00
Context length
500,000
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Max output
500,000
0
Time to First Token
1.9 s
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Throughput
26.9 tok/s
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Modalities
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
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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Cost calculator

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

Qwen3 8B
$16.80 /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 8B?

Qwen3 8B: $0.80/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Can I call Grok 4.5 and Qwen3 8B 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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