Grok 4.3 (High) vs Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.3 (High) by SpaceXAI or Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Grok 4.3 (High)
Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) vs Grok 4.3 (High): 14.1% less intelligence, 215.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 265.3% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Grok 4.3 (High) | Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 24.9 | 21.4 | −14.1% Qwen3.6 27B (Reasonin… is 14.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $363.24 | $1,145.36 | +215.3% Qwen3.6 27B (Reasonin… is 3.2× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 30.35s | 110.87s | +265.3% Qwen3.6 27B (Reasonin… is 265.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.25 / $2.50 | $0.60 / $3.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.3 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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