Grok 4.5 vs Qwen3.7-Max

Grok 4.5 and Qwen3.7-Max are both current production-tier models. Grok 4.5 leads on coding, reasoning, instruction following. Qwen3.7-Max leads on multilingual.

Specs side by side

Metric
xAI
Grok 4.5
Alibaba
Qwen3.7-Max
Input price (per 1M)$2$2.5
Output price (per 1M)$6$7.5
Context window500k tokens1M tokens
Speed tierbalancedbalanced
Open weightsNoNo
EU regionNoNo
Free tierNoNo
Prompt cachingYesYes
Vision inputYesNo
Extended thinkingYesYes

When to choose each

xAI

Choose Grok 4.5 if…

  • You need image input / vision
  • Coding is central to your workload
  • Reasoning is central to your workload
Alibaba

Choose Qwen3.7-Max if…

  • You need 1M context (2× more than Grok 4.5)
  • Multilingual is central to your workload

Benchmark delta

Grok 4.5 leads on

  • Coding
  • Reasoning
  • Instruction following
  • Tool use

Qwen3.7-Max leads on

  • Multilingual

FAQ — Grok 4.5 vs Qwen3.7-Max

Grok 4.5 vs Qwen3.7-Max — which is better?

Grok 4.5 and Qwen3.7-Max are both current production-tier models. Grok 4.5 leads on coding, reasoning, instruction following. Qwen3.7-Max leads on multilingual. The right pick depends on your use case — see "When to choose each" above for a data-driven decision.

How does Grok 4.5 pricing compare to Qwen3.7-Max?

Grok 4.5 costs $2 / $6 per 1M vs Qwen3.7-Max at $2.5 / $7.5 per 1M. Grok 4.5 is cheaper on output tokens by roughly 25%. Both support prompt caching, which reduces effective cost by 80-90% on repeat system prompts.

Does Grok 4.5 or Qwen3.7-Max have the bigger context window?

Qwen3.7-Max has a 1M-token context window — 2× the 500k context of Grok 4.5. Enough for entire codebases, books, or multi-document RAG.

Is there a free tier for Grok 4.5 or Qwen3.7-Max?

Grok 4.5: no — X Premium / SuperGrok includes Grok web chat; API is paid. Qwen3.7-Max: no — No free API tier; Alibaba Model Studio gives new accounts trial credits.

Which is better for coding — Grok 4.5 or Qwen3.7-Max?

Grok 4.5 leads on coding benchmarks (Grok 4.5: 94/100, Qwen3.7-Max: 88/100). For production coding agents also weigh tool-use performance — Grok 4.5 scores 92, Qwen3.7-Max scores 86.