Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) vs Kimi K3 (Max)
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) by SpaceXAI or Kimi K3 (Max) by Kimi? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Grok 4.6 (Xhigh)
Kimi K3 (Max) vs Grok 4.6 (Xhigh): 1.4% less intelligence, 63.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 55.8% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) | Kimi K3 (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 44.2 | 43.6 | −1.4% Kimi K3 (Max) is 1.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $2,241.91 | $3,658.07 | +63.2% Kimi K3 (Max) is 63.2% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 36.53s | 56.93s | +55.8% Kimi K3 (Max) is 55.8% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $3.00 / $15.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) scores 53.60 for $2172.
- Kimi K3 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.10 for $3117.
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