GPT-5.5 (High) vs Grok 4.6 (High)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.5 (High) by OpenAI or Grok 4.6 (High) by SpaceXAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Grok 4.6 (High)
Grok 4.6 (High) vs GPT-5.5 (High): 19.7% more intelligence, 42.4% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 81.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.5 (High) | Grok 4.6 (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 37.0 | 44.3 | +19.7% Grok 4.6 (High) is 19.7% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $3,410.76 | $1,962.90 | −42.4% Grok 4.6 (High) is 42.4% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 19.56s | 35.57s | +81.9% Grok 4.6 (High) is 81.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $5.00 / $30.0 | $2.00 / $6.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.5 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.10 for $3117.
- Grok 4.6 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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