GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 4.3 (High)

Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) by OpenAI or Grok 4.3 (High) by SpaceXAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.

Trade-off

OpenAIGPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning)Off the frontier

Intelligence: 28.50
Total cost: $449

SpaceXAIGrok 4.3 (High)Off the frontier

Intelligence: 24.90
Total cost: $363

Verdict

Depends on your budget

GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) scores 3.6 points higher (28.5 vs 24.9) but costs 1.2× as much to run the benchmark ($449 vs $363; both mid-range class). Pick GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Grok 4.3 (High).

Metric	GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning)	Grok 4.3 (High)	Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)	28.5	24.9	−12.6% Grok 4.3 (High) is 12.6% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)	$449.37	$363.24	−19.2% Grok 4.3 (High) is 19.2% cheaper
End-to-end time (lower is better)	5.83s	27.84s	+377.5% Grok 4.3 (High) is 377.5% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)	$2.00 / $10.0	$1.25 / $2.50
Input modalities	Text, Image	Text, Image

Grok 4.3 (High) vs GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning): 12.6% less intelligence, 19.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 377.5% slower end-to-end.

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Today's Pareto frontier

Against the frontier

GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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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