Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking vs Grok Code Fast 1: side-by-side summary

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking and Grok Code Fast 1 are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking, from Qwen, has a 131,072-token context window and is priced at $0.40/M tokens input, $4/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Grok Code Fast 1, from SpaceXAI, has a 256,000-token context window and is priced by the provider serving it on OpenRouter.

Context window

• Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: 131,072 tokens
• Grok Code Fast 1: 256,000 tokens

Price

• Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: $0.40/M tokens input, $4/M tokens output
• Grok Code Fast 1: Pricing varies by provider

Provided by

• Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: Qwen
• Grok Code Fast 1: SpaceXAI

• Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking model details, providers and pricing
• Grok Code Fast 1 model details, providers and pricing