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Grok 4.7 vs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Grok 4.7 leads the LLM Stats Score 48.0 to 32.4. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is 9.6x cheaper per token.

xAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok 4.7 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 48.0 to 32.4, ranking #25 overall.

On price, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is roughly 9.6x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Grok 4.7 also accepts a larger context window (500,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Grok 4.7

  • overall performance matters — it scores 48.0 and ranks #25 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 500,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

  • cost matters — it's about 9.6x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Core performance indexes
48.0
#25
32.4
#111
37.1
#74
33.0
#103
39.6
#14
19.6
#108
35.5
#21
11.7
#112
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$2.00 / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
$6.00 / M
$0.95 / M
Context window
500,000
262,144

Individual benchmarks

23 reported for Grok 4.7 · 49 for Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

No common benchmarks found

Grok 4.7 and Qwen3.6-35B-A3Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B costs less

For input processing, Grok 4.7 ($2.00/1M tokens) is 20.0x more expensive than Qwen3.6-35B-A3B ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Grok 4.7 ($6.00/1M tokens) is 6.3x more expensive than Qwen3.6-35B-A3B ($0.95/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Grok 4.7 is more expensive than Qwen3.6-35B-A3B.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Sep 25 2026 • llm-stats.com
xAI
Grok 4.7
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$6.00
Best providerxAI
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.95
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Grok 4.7 accepts 500,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3.6-35B-A3B's 262,144 tokens. Only Qwen3.6-35B-A3B specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

xAI
Grok 4.7
Input500,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Fri Sep 25 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Grok 4.7 and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Grok 4.7

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok 4.7 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Grok 4.7

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok 4.7 was released on 2026-09-21, while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B was released on 2026-04-16.

Grok 4.7 is 5 months newer than Qwen3.6-35B-A3B.

Grok 4.7

Sep 21, 2026

4 days ago

5mo newer
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Apr 16, 2026

5 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok 4.7 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok 4.7's training data extends to 2026-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.6-35B-A3B's cutoff date.

Grok 4.7

Jun 2026

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

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Provider Availability

Grok 4.7 is available from xAI. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is available from DeepInfra.

Grok 4.7

xai logo
xAI
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $6.00/1M

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.95/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok 4.7 and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok 4.7
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok 4.7 vs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B.

Which is better, Grok 4.7 or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Grok 4.7 leads the LLM Stats Score 48.0 to 32.4. Grok 4.7 is made by xAI and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Grok 4.7 compare to Qwen3.6-35B-A3B in benchmarks?

Grok 4.7 scores BixBench MCQ: 88.4%, WMDP-Bio: 88.1%, WMDP-Cyber: 88.1%, WMDP-Chem: 84.9%, CyberGym: 80.3%. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scores MMLU-Redux: 93.3%, MMBench-V1.1: 92.8%, AI2D: 92.7%, AIME 2026: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 92.0%.

Is Grok 4.7 cheaper than Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is 20.0x cheaper for input tokens. Grok 4.7 costs $2.00/M input and $6.00/M output via xai. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B costs $0.10/M input and $0.95/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Grok 4.7 and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Grok 4.7 supports 500K tokens and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Grok 4.7 and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (48.0 vs 32.4), context window (500K vs 262K), input pricing ($2.00 vs $0.10/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok 4.7 and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

Grok 4.7 is developed by xAI and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.