Qwen3 Next 80B vs Grok 4.1 Fast
Alibaba (Qwen) against xAI, costed on the same three workloads. Neither is cheaper everywhere — which one wins depends on how much you read versus write.
Monthly bill, side by side
| Workload | Qwen3 Next 80B | Grok 4.1 Fast | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support chatbot 2,500 six-turn conversations a day |
$786 | $603 | $183 (+30%) |
| Document summariser 1,000 single-shot summaries a day |
$83.70 | $85.20 | $1.50 (+2%) |
| Coding agent 200 twelve-turn sessions a day |
$502 | $472 | $30.60 (+6%) |
No prompt caching and no batch discount on either side, so the comparison is like for like. Both figures assume 30 days a month.
The rate cards
| Qwen3 Next 80B | Grok 4.1 Fast | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.15 | $0.2 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $1.2 | $0.5 |
| Cached input | not published | $0.05 |
| Context window | 262K | 2M |
| Maximum output | 66K | 2M |
| Reasoning model | yes | yes |
| Vision | no | yes |
Run this comparison on your own numbers
Full detail: Qwen3 Next 80B pricing · Grok 4.1 Fast pricing