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Qwen3.7 Plus vs Grok 4.6

Qwen3.7 Plus (Qwen) and Grok 4.6 (xAI) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Grok 4.6 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#10 vs #18); Qwen3.7 Plus is 4.7× cheaper per output token ($1.28/1M vs $6.00/1M); and Qwen3.7 Plus offers the longer context window (1M vs 500K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3.7 Plus if…

  • API cost matters — $1.28/1M output tokens against $6.00/1M, about 4.7× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.32/1M against $2.00/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 500K.

Choose Grok 4.6 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #10 against #18 (74.4 vs 67.5 points).
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1512 against 1506.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 60.9 against 39.4.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Grok 4.6 was listed 12 August 2026, Qwen3.7 Plus 3 June 2026.

Qwen3.7 Plus vs Grok 4.6: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3.7 Plus and Grok 4.6
FieldQwen3.7 PlusQwenGrok 4.6xAI
ModelCap Index position#18#10
Index score67.574.4
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.32$2.00
Output price / 1M tokens$1.28$6.00
Context window1M tokens500K tokens
Max output tokens131K—
API providers listed11
Weight accessAPI onlyAPI only
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, File
First listed3 June 202612 August 2026
PublisherQwenxAI

Evidence: 4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards · 5 public benchmark observations across 5 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Qwen3.7 Plus vs Grok 4.6

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3.7 Plus or Grok 4.6 has a published result
BoardQwen3.7 PlusGrok 4.6Leads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)15061499–151415121485–1538HighGrok 4.6
LMArena AgentLMArena-2.0%-3.3%–-0.6%—Only one result
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation—67.1%X-HighOnly one result
ARC-AGI-3ARC Prize Foundation—2.1%X-HighOnly one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis39.4intelligence-index60.9intelligence-indexGrok 4.6

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Qwen3.7 Plus vs Grok 4.6: common questions

Is Qwen3.7 Plus better than Grok 4.6?

Grok 4.6 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #10 against #18. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Qwen3.7 Plus cheaper than Grok 4.6?

Qwen3.7 Plus is cheaper on output tokens: $1.28/1M against $6.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.32/1M for Qwen3.7 Plus and $2.00/1M for Grok 4.6. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.7 Plus or Grok 4.6?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 500K.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3.7 Plus or Grok 4.6?

Arena coding: Qwen3.7 Plus 1506, Grok 4.6 1512 — Grok 4.6 leads.

Are Qwen3.7 Plus and Grok 4.6 open-weight models?

Qwen3.7 Plus: API only. Grok 4.6: API only. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Qwen3.7 Plus and Grok 4.6?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Qwen3.7 Plus and 1 for Grok 4.6, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Qwen3.7 Plus vs Grok 4.6 comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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