Compare/Qwen3 VL 4B Instruct vs Grok-1

Qwen3 VL 4B InstructvsGrok-1

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Alibaba

Qwen3 VL 4B Instruct

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
xAI

Grok-1

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Tie
Lower Latency
Tie
Benchmarks (10-1)
Qwen3 VL 4B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 VL 4B InstructGrok-1
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0
Output ($/M tokens)$0$0
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 VL 4B Instruct$0.00
Grok-1$0.00

Speed Comparison

Speed data not available for these models.

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
9.611.7
Coding Index
4.6
Math Index
37.0
GPQA Diamond
37.1%
MMLU-Pro
63.4%
LiveCodeBench
29.0%
AIME 2025
37.0%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
3.7%
SciCode
13.7%
IFBench
31.8%
TerminalBench
0.0%
Qwen3 VL 4B Instruct10 wins
1 winsGrok-1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 VL 4B Instruct or Grok-1?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 VL 4B Instruct wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Grok-1. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Both models have comparable generation speeds.

When should I use Qwen3 VL 4B Instruct vs Grok-1?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Qwen3 VL 4B Instruct for stronger benchmark performance, and both have comparable speed. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.