Grok 4.3 vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Grok 4.3 and Qwen3.5 397B A17B releases: 4 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 6 models.
- For intelligence, Grok 4.3 scores highest: Grok 4.3 (high) at 25, against Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) at 21 for Qwen3.5 397B A17B.
- For output speed, Grok 4.3 is fastest: Grok 4.3 (high) at 111 t/s, against Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) at 85 t/s for Qwen3.5 397B A17B.
- For cost per task, Grok 4.3 is cheapest: Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning) at $0.14, against Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) at $0.47 for Qwen3.5 397B A17B.
Releases compared
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indices
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grok 4.3 (high) |  SpaceXAI | 25 | 28 | 18 | 33 | 27 | 31 | 41 | $0.17 | $0.6 | $1.25 | $2.50 | $0.20 | $332 | 18k | 11k | 87M | 111 | 19.61s | 19.61s | 24.11s | 161.88s | - | 1M | Apr 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - |   | |
| Grok 4.3 (medium) | SpaceXAI | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.6 | $1.25 | $2.50 | $0.20 | - | - | - | - | 102 | 11.48s | 11.48s | 16.36s | - | - | 1M | Apr 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Grok 4.3 (low) | SpaceXAI | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.6 | $1.25 | $2.50 | $0.20 | - | - | - | - | 109 | 4.68s | 4.68s | 9.26s | - | - | 1M | Apr 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) |  Alibaba | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.9 | $0.60 | $3.60 | - | - | - | - | - | 84 | 2.16s | 2.16s | 8.08s | - | 397B 17B active at inference time | 262k | Feb 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text |   +3 | |||
| Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) | Alibaba | 19 | 20 | 16 | 22 | - | 22 | 28 | $0.47 | $0.9 | $0.60 | $3.60 | - | $941 | 19k | 9k | 95M | 85 | 2.17s | 39.71s | 45.60s | 211.35s | 397B 17B active at inference time | 262k | Feb 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text |  +6 | |||
| Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning) | SpaceXAI | 15 | 16 | 14 | 19 | - | 15 | 21 | $0.14 | $0.6 | $1.25 | $2.50 | $0.20 | $203 | 9k | 0 | 12M | 109 | 0.73s | 0.73s | 5.32s | 86.37s | - | 1M | Apr 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |