Grok 4.6
By SpaceXAI · released 2026-08-12 (2 months) · 4 effort levels
2 of 4 on the frontier at launchOff the frontier todayproprietary
- Intelligence index
- 35.10–44.30
- Cost to run the AA index
- $614–$1963
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $2.00 / $6.00
Today
Where Grok 4.6 stands on the 2026-10-24 frontier
No measured level is on the frontier today.
| Level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Cost | E2E | Today | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok 4.6 (Low) | Text, Image | 35.10 | $614 | 13.4s | beaten by GPT-6.1 Sol (High) | Compare |
| Grok 4.6 (Medium) | Text, Image | 42.80 | $1557 | 31.6s | beaten by GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | Compare |
| Grok 4.6 (High) | Text, Image | 44.30 | $1963 | 31.7s | beaten by GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | Compare |
| Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) | Text, Image | 44.20 | $2242 | 32.5s | beaten by Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) | Compare |
Grok 4.6 effort levelsToday's Pareto frontierEvery other model
Matchup
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
- Grok 4.6 (High) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)
- Grok 4.6 (High) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback)
- Grok 4.6 (High) vs Grok 4.6 (Low)
- Grok 4.6 (High) vs Grok 4.6 (Medium)
- Grok 4.6 (High) vs Grok 4.6 (Xhigh)
- Grok 4.6 (High) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh)
- Grok 4.6 (High) vs Kimi K3.1 Pro
- Grok 4.6 (High) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback)
Launch day
What Grok 4.6 did to the frontier on 2026-08-12
Reached the frontier
Grok 4.6 (Medium) · Grok 4.6 (High)
Reached the frontier2 of 4
Impact (hypervolume gained)0.14
Rank, past year's releases#38 of 46
Smartest level44.30
Cheapest level$614
Reached the frontierMissed itDisplaced from the old frontierFrontier the day beforeFrontier after the releaseRegion gained (impact)
Missed the frontier
| Level | Intelligence | Cost | Beaten by | Intel gap | Cost ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok 4.6 (Low) | 35.10 | $614 | GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) | −2.2 | 1.92× |
| Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) | 44.20 | $2242 | Grok 4.6 (High) | −0.1 | 1.14× |
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