API cost decision in 10 seconds

NewGrok Build 0.1 vs Qwen3.5-122B-A10B

Pick Qwen3.5-122B-A10B 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 Qwen3.5-122B-A10B when budget and context both matter.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B is estimated at $1.3 vs $2 for Grok Build 0.1, saving $0.7 (35% lower).

Cost-first pickQwen3.5-122B-A10B

Context-first pickQwen3.5-122B-A10B

Sample savings$0.735%

10x traffic gap$7

Qwen3.5-122B-A10B is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $7. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Qwen3.5-122B-A10B stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shape	Token mix	Better pick	Grok Build 0.1	Qwen3.5-122B-A10B
Input-heavy / RAG	5M input + 500K output	Qwen3.5-122B-A10B	$6	$2.34
Balanced workload	1M input + 1M output	Qwen3.5-122B-A10B	$3	$2.34
Output-heavy chatbot	1M input + 5M output	Qwen3.5-122B-A10B	$11	$10.66

Cheaper input Qwen3.5-122B-A10B $1 vs $0.26 / 1M

Qwen3.5-122B-A10B is $0.74 cheaper per 1M input tokens (74% lower; 3.85x difference).

Cheaper output Grok Build 0.1 $2 vs $2.08 / 1M

Grok Build 0.1 is $0.08 cheaper per 1M output tokens (3.8% lower; 1.04x difference).

Larger context Qwen3.5-122B-A10B 256K vs 262.14K

Qwen3.5-122B-A10B has 6.14K more context (1.02x larger).

Sample workload Qwen3.5-122B-A10B $2 vs $1.3

Qwen3.5-122B-A10B is $0.7 cheaper on the standard workload (35% 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

Qwen3.5-122B-A10B has the lower input price; Grok Build 0.1 has the lower output price; Qwen3.5-122B-A10B offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $2 for Grok Build 0.1 and $1.3 for Qwen3.5-122B-A10B.

Best Fit

Choose Grok Build 0.1 when you care most about lower output-token price.

Choose Qwen3.5-122B-A10B when you care most about lower input-token price, and larger context window.

Decision Notes

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B is estimated at $1.3 vs $2 for Grok Build 0.1, saving $0.7 (35% lower).
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B is $0.7 cheaper on the standard workload (35% lower).
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B is $0.74 cheaper per 1M input tokens (74% lower; 3.85x difference).
Grok Build 0.1 is $0.08 cheaper per 1M output tokens (3.8% lower; 1.04x difference).
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B has 6.14K more context (1.02x larger).

Head-to-Head Specs

Feature	NewGrok Build 0.1 (xAI)	Qwen3.5-122B-A10B (Qwen)
Input Price prompt tokens per 1M	$1	$0.26
Completion Price per 1M tokens	$2	$2.08
Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output	$2	$1.3
Context Window	256K	262.14K
Release Date	2026-05-20	2026-02-25

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use case	Better pick	Why
Budget-constrained production	Qwen3.5-122B-A10B	On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B is estimated at $1.3 vs $2 for Grok Build 0.1, saving $0.7 (35% lower).
High-volume input processing	Qwen3.5-122B-A10B	Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbots	Grok Build 0.1	Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document work	Qwen3.5-122B-A10B	A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

Related Alternatives

Same-provider lower-cost swaps

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Qwen2.5 7B Instruct can replace Qwen3.5-122B-A10B when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.09.
Qwen3.5-9B can replace Qwen3.5-122B-A10B when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.11.

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