Grok 4.6 (Medium) vs Muse Spark 1.1 (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.6 (Medium) by SpaceXAI or Muse Spark 1.1 (Xhigh) by Meta? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Grok 4.6 (Medium)
Muse Spark 1.1 (Xhigh) vs Grok 4.6 (Medium): 21.3% less intelligence, 11.6% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 37.8% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Grok 4.6 (Medium) | Muse Spark 1.1 (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 42.8 | 33.7 | −21.3% Muse Spark 1.1 (Xhigh) is 21.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,557.04 | $1,737.18 | +11.6% Muse Spark 1.1 (Xhigh) is 11.6% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 34.32s | 21.36s | −37.8% Muse Spark 1.1 (Xhigh) is 37.8% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $1.25 / $4.25 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Speech, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.6 (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Muse Spark 1.1 (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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