Model comparison
Qwen3.8-Max vs Grok 4.5
- Input
- $2.00
- Output
- $6.00
- Context
- 1M
- Released
- 2026-08-03
- Input
- $2.00
- Output
- $6.00
- Context
- not published
- Released
- 2026-07-09
Qwen3.8-Max scores higher on 2 of the 2 benchmarks both models report; both charge the same $2 per 1M input tokens.
Specs and pricing side by side
| Spec | Qwen3.8-Max | Grok 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Alibaba (Qwen) | SpaceXAI |
| Released | 2026-08-03 | 2026-07-09 |
| Context window | 1M | not published |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens | not published |
| Input price | $2.00 | $2.00same |
| Output price | $6.00 | $6.00same |
| Parameters | 2.4 trillion total · 95 billion active (sparse Mixture-of-Experts) | not published |
| License | Proprietary (hosted API). The underlying weights were published in August 2026 as Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B on Hugging Face under a custom licence Qwen names "qwen3.8-max". | Proprietary |
| Weights | API only | API onlysame |
| Modalities | Text, Image, Video | Text, Vision |
Not published by either maker: knowledge cutoff.
Benchmarks both models report
| Benchmark | Qwen3.8-Max | Grok 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 86.6% | 83.3% |
| DeepSWE 1.1 | 56.6% | 53% |
Scores are as published by each maker or its cited source; harness, reasoning effort and date can differ between rows, so treat small gaps as ties. Sources are listed on each model page.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Qwen3.8-Max if…
- You care about Terminal-Bench 2.1, DeepSWE 1.1 (it scores higher on 2 shared benchmarks).
- You need Image / Video input, which Grok 4.5 lacks.
- Your use case is: long-horizon coding agents and multi-step engineering workflows that benefit from the 1M-token context.
Pick Grok 4.5 if…
- You need Vision input, which Qwen3.8-Max lacks.
- Your use case is: reach for it for agentic coding inside Cursor and Grok Build on a Claude Opus-scale budget.
FAQ
Which is better, Qwen3.8-Max or Grok 4.5?
Qwen3.8-Max scores higher on 2 of the 2 benchmarks both models report; both charge the same $2 per 1M input tokens. The better pick depends on whether you value benchmark scores, price per token, context length or openness for your workload.
How do Qwen3.8-Max and Grok 4.5 pricing compare?
Qwen3.8-Max: $2.00 input, $6.00 output. Grok 4.5: $2.00 input, $6.00 output (list API prices as published by each maker).
Is Qwen3.8-Max newer than Grok 4.5?
Qwen3.8-Max was released 2026-08-03; Grok 4.5 was released 2026-07-09.