Grok 4.6
Grok 4.6Alternatives?
CheaperMiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen+23%-65%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3
BetterGPT-6 Lunaxhigh+5%-89%$0.042Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3CheaperGPT-5.6 Sollow+14%-31%$0.26
CheaperDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+13%-30%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4CheaperGPT-6.1 Solhigh+13%-15%$0.32Remove unsupported parameters+5MiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen+23%-65%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3GPT-5.6 Sollow+14%-31%$0.26DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+13%-30%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4GPT-6.1 Solhigh+13%-15%$0.32Remove unsupported parameters+5
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Claude Haiku 5.5xhigh+5%-67%$0.12Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-6.1 Sollow+8%-65%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5MiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen+23%-65%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3
Kimi K3maxOpen+20%+432%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3
GLM 5.3maxOpen+19%+434%$2.01No image input+4
Step 5 PreviewthinkingOpen+19%+173%$1.03web_search not available · Chat Completions+2
Muse Spark OpenxhighOpen+18%+125%$0.84Reasoning off leaves output unchanged · Self-hosted / llama.cpp+1History
8 versionsFAQ
How much does Grok 4.6 cost?›
$2 per 1M input tokens and $6 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.50 per 1M. A typical benchmark task costs about $0.38 at low effort.
Is Grok 4.6 free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $2 per 1M input tokens.
How good is Grok 4.6, and what is it best at?›
#98 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #47 of 134 in Coding, #33 of 135 in Agents & Tool Use, #41 of 197 in Writing & Language, #21 of 37 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Agents & work tasks, Science, Long context, Knowledge.
Is Grok 4.6 better than Grok 4.3?›
On SciCode, Grok 4.6 scores 56.5 vs 48.3 — higher. It is 83% more expensive per task.
How can I use Grok 4.6?›
Through the API of Amazon Bedrock, xAI.
What is the context window of Grok 4.6?›
500K tokens, with up to 450K output tokens.
When was Grok 4.6 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-08-12. It has been superseded by Grok 4.7.
Is Grok 4.6 open source?›
No, Grok 4.6 is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is MiMo v2.6 Pro.
Can Grok 4.6 read images?›
It accepts text and images, PDF files as input.
What is Grok 4.6?›
Grok 4.6 is a closed language model from xAI, released Aug 2026, the successor to Grok 4.3.
What are the best alternatives to Grok 4.6?›
MiMo v2.6 Pro (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better).