Last checked 2 Nov 2026
Grok 4.7 vs Qwen3.8-Max
Grok 4.7 is billed by xAI. Qwen3.8-Max is billed by Alibaba Cloud. A pair is two models from different providers whose higher published input rate is at most 1.5 times the lower one, and whose higher published output rate is at most 1.5 times the lower one. Closer rates are listed first. Each model is in at most 2 pairs, and the list stops at 12. The figures below are the rates stored on those two rows, the differences between them, and the cost of one sample workload. This page does not score quality.
Stored rates
Grok 4.7 (xAI, Standard, under 200K) and Qwen3.8-Max (Alibaba Cloud, Standard, International (Singapore) scope). Provider pages: xAI and Alibaba Cloud.
| Field | Grok 4.7 | Qwen3.8-Max |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.50 | $0.25 |
| Output / 1M | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| Rate | Standard, under 200K | Standard, International (Singapore) scope |
| Context | 500k | 1M |
| Max output | n/a | 131,072 |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Modalities | text, image → text | text, image, video → text |
| Released | 21 Sep 2026 | n/a |
| Checked | 2 Nov 2026 | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Per request | $0.0088 | $0.0088 |
| Per month | $264.00 | $264.00 |
Sample workload
The sample is the calculator's starting workload: 2,000 input tokens and 800 output tokens per request, 1,000 requests a day. A month in the calculator is 30 days, so that is 30,000 requests. The cost uses the stored input and output rates only. Cache hits, batch discounts, long-context surcharges, peak hours, and prices scheduled after an introductory window are not included. The rate label and the notes below name those other published rates.
Grok 4.7 is $0.0088 per request and $264.00 per month ($120.00 input and $144.00 output over the month). Qwen3.8-Max is $0.0088 per request and $264.00 per month ($120.00 input and $144.00 output over the month).
On this sample the two stored rates cost the same amount.
Open Grok 4.7 in the calculatorOpen Qwen3.8-Max in the calculator
Notes from the sources
Grok 4.7
Standard, under 200K
Global-endpoint rate for prompts under 200K tokens. At or above 200K the pricing page lists $4 input, $1 cached input, and $12 output per 1M tokens for the whole request. The release notes say there is no text output limit, so max output is n/a rather than a guessed cap. The release notes date the launch 21 September 2026. The US regional endpoint is billed at 1.1× these rates.
Qwen3.8-Max
Standard, International (Singapore) scope
International (Singapore) scope rate for prompts up to 1M tokens, thinking and non-thinking modes. Global and China (Beijing) scope list $1.65 input, $0.206 implicit-cache input, and $4.951 output per 1M tokens. Explicit cache creation is $2.50 and explicit cache reads $0.17 per 1M tokens on the International scope. Batch is 50% of real-time where supported and does not stack with cache discounts. The pricing page lists standard prices only; console promotions are not included. Context window 1M and max output 131,072 tokens are from the qwen3.8-max model page.