Grok 4.6 (Low) vs LongCat 2.0
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.6 (Low) by SpaceXAI or LongCat 2.0 by LongCat? 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 (Low) scores 16.0 points higher (35.1 vs 19.1) but costs 1.1× as much to run the benchmark ($614 vs $545; both premium class). Pick Grok 4.6 (Low) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise LongCat 2.0.
| Metric | Grok 4.6 (Low) | LongCat 2.0 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 35.1 | 19.1 | −45.6% LongCat 2.0 is 45.6% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $613.92 | $544.74 | −11.3% LongCat 2.0 is 11.3% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 13.64s | 35.69s | +161.7% LongCat 2.0 is 161.7% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.75 / $2.95 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
LongCat 2.0 vs Grok 4.6 (Low): 45.6% less intelligence, 11.3% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 161.7% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.6 (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
- LongCat 2.0 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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