GPT-6.1 Sol (Low) vs Grok 4.6 (Low)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Sol (Low) by OpenAI or Grok 4.6 (Low) by SpaceXAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol (Low)
Grok 4.6 (Low) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Low): 16.6% less intelligence, 145.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 4.2% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Sol (Low) | Grok 4.6 (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 42.1 | 35.1 | −16.6% Grok 4.6 (Low) is 16.6% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $250.48 | $613.92 | +145.1% Grok 4.6 (Low) is 2.5× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 12.69s | 13.22s | +4.2% Grok 4.6 (Low) is 4.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $2.00 / $6.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6.1 Sol (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- Grok 4.6 (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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