Grok 4.3 vs Qwen3.7 Max: which is better for agents?

Qwen3.7 Max scores higher on output quality (6.3/10 vs 5.7/10), while Grok 4.3 is the cheaper option. Grok 4.3 is best for simple, long-context calls in existing Grok setups; Qwen3.7 Max is best for fast, long-context general work in Qwen-based stacks. Live community votes on this page show what people actually prefer.

Is Grok 4.3 cheaper than Qwen3.7 Max?

Grok 4.3 is cheaper: roughly $1.63 vs $2.36 per 1M tokens (blended). Grok 4.3: $1.25 in · $2.50 out / 1M tokens. Qwen3.7 Max: $1.48 in · $4.42 out / 1M tokens.

Can I switch between Grok 4.3 and Qwen3.7 Max in the same agent?

Yes. Model-agnostic agents (Cline, Aider, OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, Kilo Code, OpenCode) let you swap models per task. Many people route hard tasks to the stronger model and routine work to the cheaper one.

Grok 4.3 vs Qwen3.7 Max: Which AI Model Is Better? (2026)

Community vote

Pick a winner in each dimension. You can change your vote any time.

Output Quality

Correctness and depth of what it produces

Agentic Ability

Tool calls, instruction-following, and multi-step tasks

Speed

Tokens per second and time-to-first-token

Value for Money

How much capability you get per dollar

Reliability

Consistent results: fewer refusals, loops and format breaks

Specs and pricing side by side

Spec

Grok 4.3

Qwen3.7 Max

Maker

xAI

Alibaba (Qwen)

Blended price / 1M

$1.63

$2.36

Input / output

$1.25 in · $2.50 out / 1M tokens

$1.48 in · $4.42 out / 1M tokens

Context window

Open weights

Tool use

Yes

Reasoning

Yes

Output Quality

5.7

6.3

Agentic Ability

4.4

4.9

Speed

8.0

9.2

Value for Money

4.4

4.7

Reliability

8.4

Pricing and capabilities synced from the OpenRouter catalogue. Scores are editorial (0–10).

Verdict: Grok 4.3 or Qwen3.7 Max?

Updated 2026-10-17

Choose Grok 4.3 if you want simple, long-context calls in existing Grok setups. Choose Qwen3.7 Max if you want fast, long-context general work in Qwen-based stacks.

In our editorial scoring, Qwen3.7 Max leads in 4 of five dimensions (output quality, agentic ability, speed and value for money), while Grok 4.3 leads in 0. On price, Grok 4.3 runs about $1.63 per 1M tokens (blended) and is proprietary; Qwen3.7 Max is about $2.36 and proprietary.

Where Grok 4.3 falls short

Superseded by Grok 4.7, which scores far higher
0% in Artificial Analysis's Terminal-Bench 4.0 run

Full Grok 4.3 breakdown →

Where Qwen3.7 Max falls short

Weak on long agentic tasks (1.5% in Artificial Analysis's Terminal-Bench 4.0 run)
Costs more per request than Claude Sonnet 5.5 at OpenRouter's listed price

Full Qwen3.7 Max breakdown →

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