GPT-6 Sol (Medium) vs Grok 4.6 (High)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Sol (Medium) 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.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.6 (High) scores 4.5 points higher (44.3 vs 39.8) but costs 4.7× as much to run the benchmark ($1963 vs $416; premium vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Grok 4.6 (High) when you need intelligence above 39.8, and GPT-6 Sol (Medium) when 39.8 is enough.
| Metric | GPT-6 Sol (Medium) | Grok 4.6 (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 39.8 | 44.3 | +11.3% Grok 4.6 (High) is 11.3% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $416.32 | $1,962.90 | +371.5% Grok 4.6 (High) is 4.7× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | Not reported | 33.04s | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $2.00 / $6.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Grok 4.6 (High) vs GPT-6 Sol (Medium): 11.3% more intelligence, 371.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6 Sol (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- 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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