Grok 4.5 (High) vs Nova Micro

Grok 4.5 (High) vs Nova Micro. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

SpaceXAIGrok 4.5 (High)Off the frontier
Intelligence
38.80
Total cost
$1244
AmazonNova MicroNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.90
Total cost
-
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 4.5 (High)Nova MicroDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)38.85.9−84.8% Nova Micro is 84.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,243.85Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)18.82s2.56s−86.4% Nova Micro is 86.4% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $6.00$0.04 / $0.14
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