Grok 4.3 vs Qwen3.6 27B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Grok 4.3 and Qwen3.6 27B 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 Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at 22 for Qwen3.6 27B.
  • For output speed, Grok 4.3 is fastest: Grok 4.3 (high) at 126 t/s, against Qwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning) at 60 t/s for Qwen3.6 27B.
  • For cost per task, Grok 4.3 is cheapest: Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning) at $0.14, against Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at $0.62 for Qwen3.6 27B.

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench 4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
Grok 4.3
Pareto line

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indices

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

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

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

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

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

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
Grok 4.3 (high)
SpaceXAI logoSpaceXAI
25
28
18
33
27
31
41
$0.17
$0.6
$1.25
$2.50
$0.20
$332
18k
11k
87M
126
20.57s
20.57s
24.56s
143.84s
-
1M
Apr 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
SpaceXAIAmazon BedrockMicrosoft Azure
Grok 4.3 (medium)
SpaceXAI logoSpaceXAI
25
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.6
$1.25
$2.50
$0.20
-
-
-
-
108
12.57s
12.57s
17.20s
-
-
1M
Apr 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
Amazon BedrockMicrosoft AzureSpaceXAI
Grok 4.3 (low)
SpaceXAI logoSpaceXAI
24
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.6
$1.25
$2.50
$0.20
-
-
-
-
101
4.55s
4.55s
9.47s
-
-
1M
Apr 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
Amazon BedrockMicrosoft AzureSpaceXAI
Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
22
22
18
24
-
24
32
$0.62
$0.9
$0.60
$3.60
-
$1,145
32k
19k
164M
58
3.66s
102.11s
110.78s
508.69s
27.8B
262k
Apr 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

DeepInfraGroqNovita
+2
Qwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
20
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.9
$0.60
$3.60
-
-
-
-
-
60
3.65s
3.65s
12.03s
-
27.8B
262k
Apr 2026
-
No

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

GroqCoreWeaveDeepInfra
+2
Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning)
SpaceXAI logoSpaceXAI
15
16
14
19
-
15
21
$0.14
$0.6
$1.25
$2.50
$0.20
$203
9k
0
12M
106
0.84s
0.84s
5.57s
89.70s
-
1M
Apr 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
Amazon BedrockSpaceXAI