Grok 4.5 (high)
By SpaceXAI · released 2026-07-08 (9 days) · snapshot 2026-07-17
- Intelligence index
- 53.80
- Cost to run the AA index
- $602
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $2.00 / $6.00
- End-to-end time
- 14.0s
Is Grok 4.5 (high) on the Pareto frontier, and what beats it?
On the Pareto frontier
Yes. Nothing live under $10,000 is both smarter and cheaper to run.
The daily check URL below returns 409 the day that changes.
Open in the picker Daily check URL: 200 on the frontier, 409 once beaten
Grok 4.5 (high) today
Intelligence: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Cost: total cost to run that benchmark, so reasoning tokens count. API id: grok-4-5.
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
What the Grok 4.5 release did to the frontier on 2026-07-08
1 of 1 effort levels reached the frontier at launch (Grok 4.5 (high)). Impact 2.51, #12 of 34 releases this past year.
Should you use Grok 4.5 (high)?
Should you use Grok 4.5 (high)?
Yes, for the money: nothing live under $10,000 is both smarter and cheaper to run, so it sits on the value frontier.
What is better and cheaper than Grok 4.5 (high)?
Nothing: no live model under $10,000 is both smarter and cheaper.
How much does Grok 4.5 (high) cost?
$2.00/$6.00 in/out per 1M tokens, and $602 to run the full Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the honest all-in number for reasoning models.
Is Grok 4.5 (high) on the Pareto frontier?
Yes: Grok 4.5 (high) is on the intelligence-vs-cost Pareto frontier.
Frontier membership by axis pair
Other axis pairs where Grok 4.5 (high) is Pareto-optimal.
| Y axis | X axis | On the frontier |
|---|---|---|
| AA intelligence index | AA total cost to run (USD) | |
| AA intelligence index | End-to-end total seconds | |
| AA intelligence index | Output speed tokens/sec |
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