Is Granite 4.0 Micro or Qwen3 Coder Next cheaper?

Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper on output tokens ($0.11 vs $0.80 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Granite 4.0 Micro or Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Granite 4.0 Micro vs Qwen3 Coder Next

Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3 Coder Next offers a larger context window. Choose Granite 4.0 Micro or Qwen3 Coder Next based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Granite 4.0 Micro	Qwen3 Coder Next
Provider	OpenRouter	OpenRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.02	$0.11
Output / 1M tokens	$0.11	$0.80
Context window	131K	262K
Parameters	—	80B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Oct 2025	Feb 2026

Granite 4.0 Micro details →Qwen3 Coder Next details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.