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Grok Code Fast 1 vs Qwen3 8B (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: Grok Code Fast 1 vs. Qwen3 8B
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Overview

Qwen3 8B was released 4 months before Grok Code Fast 1.
Grok Code Fast 1Grok Code Fast 1
Qwen3 8BQwen3 8B
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
XAI logoXAI
Qwen logoQwen
Input Context Window
Maximum input tokens this model can process at once
256K
tokens
128K
tokens
Output Token Limit
Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once
10K
tokens
20K
tokens
Release Date
When this model first became publicly available
August 26th, 2025
April 28th, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities
Grok Code Fast 1
Qwen3 8B
Input Types
Supported input formats
📝Text
📝Text
Output Types
Supported output formats
📝Text
📝Text
Tokenizer
Text encoding system
GrokQwen3
Key Features
Advanced capabilities
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Open Source
Model availability
ProprietaryAvailable on HuggingFace →

Pricing

Grok Code Fast 1 is roughly 5.0x more expensive compared to Qwen3 8B for input tokens and roughly 10.7x more expensive for output tokens.
Grok Code Fast 1Grok Code Fast 1
Qwen3 8BQwen3 8B
Input Token Cost
Cost per million input tokens
$0.20
per million tokens
$0.04
per million tokens
Output Token Cost
Cost per million outut tokens
$1.50
per million tokens
$0.14
per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between Grok Code Fast 1 and Qwen3 8B.
Grok Code Fast 1Grok Code Fast 1
Qwen3 8BQwen3 8B
MMLU
Measures knowledge across 57 subjects like law, math, history, and science
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MMMU
Measures understanding of combined text and images across various domains
Benchmark not available.
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HellaSwag
Measures common sense reasoning by having models complete sentences about everyday situations
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.

At a Glance

Quick overview of what makes Grok Code Fast 1 and Qwen3 8B unique.
XAI logoGrok Code Fast 1 by XAI can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 256K token context window. Very affordable at $0.20/M input and $1.50/M output tokens. Released August 26th, 2025.
Qwen logoQwen3 8B by Qwen offers advanced reasoning. It can handle standard conversations with its 128K token context window. Very affordable at $0.04/M input and $0.14/M output tokens. Released April 28th, 2025.

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