Grok 4.6 matches GPT-5.6 Sol at 61 on benchmarks but is up to 5x cheaper on output tokens
XFreeze · x · 2026-08-19
A user compares Grok 4.6 against GPT-5.6 Sol: both score 61 on Artificial Analysis, but pricing diverges sharply. GPT-5.6 Sol costs $5/1M input and $30/1M output tokens, while Grok 4.6 charges $2 and $6—2.5x cheaper on input and 5x cheaper on output. The takeaway: Grok 4.6's price-to-performance is remarkable.
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