API cost decision in 10 seconds

NewQwen3.7 Max vs Grok 4.20

Pick Grok 4.20 when budget and context both matter.

Pricing data updated: 2026-05-26T11:08:00Z Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Grok 4.20 when budget and context both matter.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Grok 4.20 is estimated at $2.5 vs $6.25 for Qwen3.7 Max, saving $3.75 (60% lower).

Cost-first pickGrok 4.20

Context-first pickGrok 4.20

Sample savings$3.7560%

10x traffic gap$37.5

Grok 4.20 is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $37.5. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Grok 4.20 stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shape	Token mix	Better pick	Qwen3.7 Max	Grok 4.20
Input-heavy / RAG	5M input + 500K output	Grok 4.20	$16.25	$7.5
Balanced workload	1M input + 1M output	Grok 4.20	$10	$3.75
Output-heavy chatbot	1M input + 5M output	Grok 4.20	$40	$13.75

Cheaper input Grok 4.20 $2.5 vs $1.25 / 1M

Grok 4.20 is $1.25 cheaper per 1M input tokens (50% lower; 2x difference).

Cheaper output Grok 4.20 $7.5 vs $2.5 / 1M

Grok 4.20 is $5 cheaper per 1M output tokens (66.7% lower; 3x difference).

Larger context Grok 4.20 1M vs 2M

Grok 4.20 has 1M more context (2x larger).

Sample workload Grok 4.20 $6.25 vs $2.5

Grok 4.20 is $3.75 cheaper on the standard workload (60% lower).

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Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.

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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.

Quick Decision

Verdict

Grok 4.20 has the lower input price; Grok 4.20 has the lower output price; Grok 4.20 offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Grok 4.20 is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $6.25 for Qwen3.7 Max and $2.5 for Grok 4.20.

Best Fit

Choose Qwen3.7 Max when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.

Choose Grok 4.20 when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.

Decision Notes

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Grok 4.20 is estimated at $2.5 vs $6.25 for Qwen3.7 Max, saving $3.75 (60% lower).
Grok 4.20 is $3.75 cheaper on the standard workload (60% lower).
Grok 4.20 is $1.25 cheaper per 1M input tokens (50% lower; 2x difference).
Grok 4.20 is $5 cheaper per 1M output tokens (66.7% lower; 3x difference).
Grok 4.20 has 1M more context (2x larger).

Head-to-Head Specs

Feature	NewQwen3.7 Max (Qwen)	Grok 4.20 (xAI)
Input Price prompt tokens per 1M	$2.5	$1.25
Completion Price per 1M tokens	$7.5	$2.5
Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output	$6.25	$2.5
Context Window	1M	2M
Release Date	2026-05-21	2026-03-31

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use case	Better pick	Why
Budget-constrained production	Grok 4.20	On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Grok 4.20 is estimated at $2.5 vs $6.25 for Qwen3.7 Max, saving $3.75 (60% lower).
High-volume input processing	Grok 4.20	Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbots	Grok 4.20	Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document work	Grok 4.20	A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

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Qwen2.5 7B Instruct can replace Qwen3.7 Max when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.09.
Qwen3.5-9B can replace Qwen3.7 Max when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.11.

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