Grok 4.6 Matches Claude 3.5 Intelligence at a Fraction of the API Cost
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-08-13
A developer analyzed the blended API costs per 1M tokens across 26 commercial LLMs. The comparison highlights that Grok 4.6 achieves 98.4% of the top model's Intelligence Index score while drastically undercutting on price.
Specifically, Grok 4.6 scores 61, just 1-point behind Claude Fable 5 Max's 62. However, Grok is 5x cheaper on input tokens ($2 vs $10/M) and over 8x cheaper on output tokens ($6 vs $50/M), presenting an unmatched intelligence-per-dollar equation.
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