GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) vs Grok 4.6 (High)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) by OpenAI or Grok 4.6 (High) by SpaceXAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh)
Grok 4.6 (High) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh): 13.1% less intelligence, 196.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 63.2% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) | Grok 4.6 (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 51.0 | 44.3 | −13.1% Grok 4.6 (High) is 13.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $662.28 | $1,962.90 | +196.4% Grok 4.6 (High) is 3.0× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 86.31s | 31.72s | −63.2% Grok 4.6 (High) is 63.2% faster |
| 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 (Xhigh) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- 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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