Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) vs Step 5 Preview
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) by SpaceXAI or Step 5 Preview by StepFun? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) scores 2.7 points higher (46.4 vs 43.7) but costs 4.2× as much to run the benchmark ($4967 vs $1190; flagship vs premium cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) when you need intelligence above 43.7, and Step 5 Preview when 43.7 is enough.
| Metric | Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) | Step 5 Preview | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 46.4 | 43.7 | −5.8% Step 5 Preview is 5.8% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $4,967.35 | $1,190.26 | −76.0% Step 5 Preview is 76.0% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 40.31s | 12.06s | −70.1% Step 5 Preview is 70.1% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $1.00 / $2.70 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Step 5 Preview vs Grok 4.7 (Xhigh): 5.8% less intelligence, 76.0% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 70.1% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
- Step 5 Preview is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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