Model Comparison

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Comparing Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning costs less

For input processing, Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning ($0.20/1M tokens) is 1.3x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning ($0.50/1M tokens) is 3.0x cheaper than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking ($1.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is more expensive than Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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xAI
Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning
Input tokens$0.20
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerxAI
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$1.50
Best providerNovita
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning accepts 2,000,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's 65,536 tokens. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning is limited to 30,000 tokens.

xAI
Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning
Input2,000,000 tokens
Output30,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Input65,536 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking does not.

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning was released on 2025-11-17, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking was released on 2025-09-10.

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning is 2 months newer than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking.

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning

Nov 17, 2025

6 months ago

2mo newer
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Sep 10, 2025

8 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning is available from xAI. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is available from Novita.

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning

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xAI
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

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Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

xAI
Larger context window (2,000,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive output tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Less expensive input tokens
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
xAI
Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking.

Which is better, Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning (xAI) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking in benchmarks?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking scores MMLU-Redux: 92.5%, IFEval: 88.9%, AIME 2025: 87.8%, WritingBench: 84.6%, MMLU-Pro: 82.7%.

Is Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning cheaper than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is 1.3x cheaper for input tokens. Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning costs $0.20/M input and $0.50/M output via xai. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking costs $0.15/M input and $1.50/M output via novita.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning supports 2.0M tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking supports 66K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Key differences include context window (2.0M vs 66K), input pricing ($0.20 vs $0.15/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning is developed by xAI and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.