Compare/Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) vs Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning)

Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)vsGrok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.195/M
Output
$0.52/M
Speed
103 tok/s
TTFT
1.05s
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Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.5/M
Speed
87 tok/s
TTFT
0.43s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (8-4)
Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 32B (Reasoning)Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.195$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0.52$0.5
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)$0.25
Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning)$0.25

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)
103 tok/s
Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning)
87 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)
1.05s
Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning)
0.43s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
16.523.6
Coding Index
13.819.5
Math Index
73.034.3
GPQA Diamond
66.8%63.7%
MMLU-Pro
79.8%74.3%
LiveCodeBench
54.6%39.9%
AIME 2025
73.0%34.3%
MATH-500
96.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
8.3%5.0%
SciCode
35.4%29.6%
IFBench
36.3%36.5%
TerminalBench
3.0%14.4%
Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)8 wins
4 winsGrok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) or Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning)?

Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.28/M tokens vs $0.28/M for Qwen3 32B (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) wins 8 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 103 tok/s vs 87 tok/s. However, Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.43s vs 1.05s).

When should I use Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) vs Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.