Grok 4.6
Grok 4.6Alternatives?
CheaperGPT-6 Astramedium+9%-12%$1.54Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2BetterGPT-5.6 Solhigh+4%-54%$0.81
OpenGLM 5.3max+3%+14%$2.01No image input+4Lower effortSame modelmediumsame-35%$1.14
CheaperGemini 3.8 Flashmedium+6%-47%*$0.93Sampling parameters are ignored+1GPT-6 Astramedium+9%-12%$1.54Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2Gemini 3.8 Flashmedium+6%-47%*$0.93Sampling parameters are ignored+1GPT-5.6 Solxhigh+6%-32%$1.18GPT-5.6 Terramax+4%-20%$1.40Prompts with >272K input tokens
Muse Spark 1.3xhigh+2%-33%$1.25 / $4.25Only auto tool_choice is supported+5GPT-5.6 Solhigh+4%-54%$0.81Gemini 3.8 Flashmedium+6%-47%*$0.93Sampling parameters are ignored+1GPT-5.6 Terramax+4%-20%$1.40Prompts with >272K input tokensGPT-6 Astramedium+9%-12%$1.54Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2GLM 5.3maxOpen+3%+14%$2.01No image input+4GLM 5.3maxOpen+3%+14%$2.01No image input+4
Kimi K3maxOpen+3%+14%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3GLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen-5%-84%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813maxOpen-6%-34%$1.32 / $3.96No image input+5DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen-20%-83%$0.30 / $1.20Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4History
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 $1.75 at xhigh 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?›
#26 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #32 of 134 in Coding, #9 of 135 in Agents & Tool Use, #41 of 197 in Writing & Language, #21 of 37 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Coding, Agents & work tasks, Reasoning, Science, Long context, Knowledge.
Is Grok 4.6 better than Muse Spark 1.3?›
On DeepSWE 1.1, Grok 4.6 scores 67.5 vs 67.8 — about the same.
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 It has been superseded by Grok 4.7.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 GLM 5.3.
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?›
GPT-6 Astra (cheaper), GPT-5.6 Sol (better), GLM 5.3 (open weights).