Cost per task
#33 cheapest of 50$0.48at xhigh
xAI · released 2026-08-12
Measured on 196 benchmarks across 4 reasoning efforts.
31.8
#23 of 67 models · best at high
Bars show where Grok 4.6 sits among the 67 ranked models on each benchmark (right is best); the tick is the field median.
$0.48at xhigh
14 minat xhigh
72 tok/sat high
34sat high
58kat xhigh
Time per task: Artificial Analysis · computed, not timed: output tokens per Intelligence Index task divided by output speed, without tool time. Method changed Nov 4, 2026.
$0.565 per 1M tokens at API prices$0.058 on SuperGrok Heavy
97.0% cache read · 2.50% fresh input · 0.00% cache write · 0.50% output
Assumed mix: no measured T3 Code usage for this model.
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