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Qwen3.6 Max Preview (medium) vs Grok 4.5 (medium)

Qwen3.6 Max Preview (medium) leads on average score with 8.6 vs 8.5. Qwen3.6 Max Preview (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.132 vs $2.042. Qwen3.6 Max Preview (medium) is faster at 66.52s vs 68.59s, with pass rates of 83.3% vs 83.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-08

Compared models

Rank
#48
Total Output Tokens
170,373
Response Time (avg)
66.52s
Total Cost
$1.132
Rank
#51
Total Output Tokens
299,460
Response Time (avg)
68.59s
Total Cost
$2.042
Recommended model Qwen3.6 Max Preview (medium)

It has the best score here (8.6), while costing about 1.8x less than Grok 4.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Qwen3.6 Max Preview Qwen3.6 Max Preview medium Release: 2026-04-20 Grok 4.5 Grok 4.5 medium Release: 2026-07-08
Score 8.6 8.5
Rank #48 #51
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.3 8.9
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 83.3% 83.3%
Flaky tests 2 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 7.653 12.007
Total Cost $1.132 $2.042
Input Price $1.028 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $6.162 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 79,249 122,155
Output Tokens 5,097 5,514
Reasoning Tokens 165,276 293,946
Response Time (avg) 66.52s 68.59s
Response Time (max) 238.07s 436.38s
Response Time (total) 1463.50s 1508.91s
Parameters ~1T total (~40B active) ~1.7T total (~170B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#48 Qwen3.6 Max Preview

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

#51 SpaceXAI: Grok 4.5

medium
Cost
$0.044
Time
59.4s
Tokens
7,512 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 7.6 7.2 77.8% 1 155.69s 9,579 390 104,634

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