Grok 3 Mini vs Qwen3.5-122B-A10B
Grok 3 Mini (2025) and Qwen3.5-122B-A10B (2026) are frontier reasoning models from xAI and Alibaba. Grok 3 Mini ships a 131k-token context window, while Qwen3.5-122B-A10B ships a 262k-token context window. On pricing, Grok 3 Mini costs $0.25/1M input tokens versus $0.26/1M for the alternative. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads.
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B is safer overall; choose Grok 3 Mini when vision-heavy evaluation matters.
Decision scorecard
Local evidence first| Signal | Grok 3 Mini | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | multimodal apps and provider-routed production | reasoning-heavy apps, multimodal apps, and tool-calling agents |
| Decision fit | RAG, Long context, and Vision | Coding, RAG, and Agents |
| Context window | 131k | 262k |
| Cheapest output | $1.27/1M tokens | $2.08/1M tokens |
| Provider routes | 2 tracked | 3 tracked |
| Shared benchmarks | 0 shared | 0 shared |
Decision tradeoffs
- Grok 3 Mini has the lower cheapest tracked output price at $1.27/1M tokens.
- Local decision data tags Grok 3 Mini for RAG, Long context, and Vision.
- Qwen3.5-122B-A10B has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
- Qwen3.5-122B-A10B has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
- Qwen3.5-122B-A10B uniquely exposes Reasoning and JSON / Tool use in local model data.
- Local decision data tags Qwen3.5-122B-A10B for Coding, RAG, and Agents.
Monthly cost at traffic
Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.
Grok 3 Mini
$518
Cheapest tracked route/tier: Microsoft Foundry
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B
$728
Cheapest tracked route/tier: OpenRouter
Estimated monthly gap: $211. Batch, cache, alternate speed tiers, and negotiated pricing are excluded from this local estimate.
Switch friction
- Provider overlap exists on OpenRouter; start route-level A/B tests there.
- Qwen3.5-122B-A10B is $0.81/1M tokens higher on cheapest tracked output pricing, so quality gains need to justify the spend.
- Qwen3.5-122B-A10B adds Reasoning and JSON / Tool use in local capability data.
- Provider overlap exists on OpenRouter; start route-level A/B tests there.
- Grok 3 Mini is $0.81/1M tokens lower on cheapest tracked output pricing before cache, batch, or negotiated discounts.
- Check replacement coverage for Reasoning and JSON / Tool use before moving production traffic.
Specs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025-02-17 | 2026-02-24 |
| Context window | 131k | 262k |
| Parameters | — | 122B |
| Architecture | - | Mixture of Experts |
| License | Proprietary | Apache 2.0OSI-approved |
| Openness | Proprietary | Open source |
| Weights | Not released | Available |
| Code | Unknown | Unknown |
| Commercial use | Commercial use: conditional | Commercial use: permitted |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-11 | - |
Pricing and availability
| Pricing attribute | Grok 3 Mini | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.25/1M tokens | $0.26/1M tokens |
| Output price | $1.27/1M tokens | $2.08/1M tokens |
| Providers |
Capabilities
| Capability | Grok 3 Mini | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | Yes | Yes |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | No | Yes |
| JSON / Tool use | No | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | Yes |
| Code execution | No | No |
| IDE integration | No | No |
| Computer use | No | No |
| Parallel agents | No | No |
Benchmarks
No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.
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Last reviewed: 2026-06-29. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.