GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) vs Grok 4.3 (High)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) by OpenAI or Grok 4.3 (High) by SpaceXAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium)
Grok 4.3 (High) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium): 47.9% less intelligence, 0.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 73.4% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) | Grok 4.3 (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 47.8 | 24.9 | −47.9% Grok 4.3 (High) is 47.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $361.37 | $363.24 | +0.5% Grok 4.3 (High) is 0.5% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 14.35s | 24.88s | +73.4% Grok 4.3 (High) is 73.4% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $1.25 / $2.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- Grok 4.3 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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