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Grok 4.6: From Benchmark Top to Launch
Grok 4.6 topped the Artificial Analysis Agentic Index at a fraction of rivals' cost. Musk then officially launched it and teased a major Grok 4.7 upgrade.
2026-08-18 ~ 2026-08-19 · 2 episodes · 5 posts
Episode 1 · Grok 4.6 Tops Agent Benchmark at Fraction of Rivals' Cost, But Users Grumble (2026-08-18, 3 posts)
Grok 4.6 topped the Artificial Analysis Agentic Index tied with Claude Opus 5 Max at a fraction of the cost, though users complained its $30 monthly plan's quota ran out in just 1.5 days.
- Grok 4.6 tops agentic benchmark, halves cost vs Claude rival — elonmusk · 2026-08-18
- Grok 4.6 Ties for Top Spot on Agentic Index with 4x Cost Efficiency — elonmusk · 2026-08-18
- User Complains Grok $30 Plan Depletes in 1.5 Days — burkov · 2026-08-18
Episode 2 · Grok 4.6 Launches at One-Fifth the Price of Rivals (2026-08-19, 2 posts)
Elon Musk announced Grok 4.6 is now available, with a major 4.7 upgrade coming soon. Third-party tests show it matches GPT-5.6 Sol at 61 on the Artificial Analysis benchmark while costing only about one-fifth the price, at $6 per million output tokens.
- Grok 4.6 matches GPT-5.6 Sol at 61 on benchmarks but is up to 5x cheaper on output tokens — XFreeze · 2026-08-19
- Grok 4.6 launches with 5x lower price than GPT-5.6 Sol at same performance — kevinnbass · 2026-08-19