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Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs xAI: Grok 4.5

The average score is effectively tied at 8.4 vs 8.4. Grok 4.5 (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.935 vs $1.143. Grok 4.5 (low) is faster at 15.56s vs 67.53s, with pass rates of 80.3% vs 75.8%.

Recommended modelGrok 4.5 (low)It has the best score here (8.4), while responding about 4.3x faster than Qwen3.6 Max Preview (medium).

Last updated at: 2026-07-17

Metric Qwen3.6 Max Preview Qwen3.6 Max Preview medium Release: 2026-04-20 Grok 4.5 Grok 4.5 low Release: 2026-07-08
Score 8.4 8.4
Rank #19 #20
Reliability 9.9 10.0
Consistency 8.9 9.7
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 80.3% 75.8%
Flaky tests 3 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 8.173 5.844
Total Cost $1.143 $0.935
Input Price $1.040 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $6.240 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 79,240 125,596
Output Tokens 5,098 7,505
Reasoning Tokens 164,842 106,446
Response Time (avg) 67.53s 15.56s
Response Time (max) 238.07s 205.28s
Response Time (total) 1485.64s 342.32s

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#19 Qwen3.6 Max Preview

medium
Cost
$0.024
Time
76.5s
Tokens
3,861 tok

#20 xAI: Grok 4.5

low
Cost
$0.011
Time
12.4s
Tokens
2,018 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.6 Max Preview 8.8 7.8 88.9% 1 146.48s 7,895 427 52,957
Grok 4.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 13.72s 9,579 303 15,641

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