GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) vs Grok 4.6 (Medium)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) by OpenAI or Grok 4.6 (Medium) 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 (Max)
Grok 4.6 (Medium) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Max): 17.4% less intelligence, 44.0% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 85.7% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | Grok 4.6 (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 51.8 | 42.8 | −17.4% Grok 4.6 (Medium) is 17.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,081.55 | $1,557.04 | +44.0% Grok 4.6 (Medium) is 44.0% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 220.48s | 31.56s | −85.7% Grok 4.6 (Medium) is 85.7% 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 (Max) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- Grok 4.6 (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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