GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh) vs Grok 4.7 (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh) by OpenAI or Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) by SpaceXAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) scores 22.3 points higher (46.4 vs 24.1) but costs 3.3× as much to run the benchmark ($4967 vs $1524; flagship vs premium cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) when you need intelligence above 24.1, and GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh) when 24.1 is enough.
| Metric | GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh) | Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 24.1 | 46.4 | +92.5% Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) is 92.5% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,524.02 | $4,967.35 | +225.9% Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) is 3.3× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 108.99s | 40.07s | −63.2% Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) is 63.2% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.75 / $4.50 | $2.00 / $6.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) vs GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh): 92.5% more intelligence, 225.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 63.2% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.4 mini (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
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