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OpenAI: GPT-5.5 vs xAI: Grok 4.5

GPT-5.5 (medium) leads on average score with 9.0 vs 8.4. Grok 4.5 (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.935 vs $4.137. Grok 4.5 (low) is faster at 15.56s vs 38.42s, with pass rates of 87.9% vs 75.8%.

Recommended modelGrok 4.5 (low)Its score stays close to the best score here (8.4 vs 9.0), while costing about 4.4x less than GPT-5.5 (medium).

Last updated at: 2026-07-17

Metric GPT-5.5 GPT-5.5 medium Release: 2026-04-24 Grok 4.5 Grok 4.5 low Release: 2026-07-08
Score 9.0 8.4
Rank #10 #20
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.9 9.7
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 87.9% 75.8%
Flaky tests 3 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 22.980 5.844
Total Cost $4.137 $0.935
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $30.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 80,659 125,596
Output Tokens 5,617 7,505
Reasoning Tokens 118,819 106,446
Response Time (avg) 38.42s 15.56s
Response Time (max) 332.10s 205.28s
Response Time (total) 845.35s 342.32s

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#10 GPT-5.5

medium
Cost
$0.112
Time
71.9s
Tokens
3,807 tok

#20 xAI: Grok 4.5

low
Cost
$0.011
Time
12.4s
Tokens
2,018 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5.5 8.8 7.8 88.9% 1 59.77s 7,305 362 24,959
Grok 4.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 13.72s 9,579 303 15,641

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