Grok 3 vs Step 5 Preview

Grok 3 vs Step 5 Preview. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

SpaceXAIGrok 3Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
12.10
Total cost
-
StepFunStep 5 PreviewOff the frontier
Intelligence
43.70
Total cost
$1190
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricGrok 3Step 5 PreviewDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.143.7+261.2% Step 5 Preview is 3.6× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$1,190.26— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)7.30s12.06s+65.2% Step 5 Preview is 65.2% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$1.00 / $2.70
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
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