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#62

Grok 4.6

X AI Release: 2026-08-12 Tested on: 2026-08-14 04:35 x-ai/grok-4.6::medium
~1.7T total (~170B active)MoEClosedEstimated
(high) (medium) (low)

Summary

Grok 4.6 scores 8.4 on AI BENCHY and ranks #62. It has 10.0 reliability, a 81.8% pass rate, $1.713 total cost, and 73.46s average response time.

Model facts

Researched on 2026-08-12

Estimated
Parameters
~1.7T total (~170B active)
Architecture
MoE
Availability
Closed
License
-

Best estimate from public evidence; the vendor did not disclose every value. xAI exposes the exact API checkpoint but does not disclose its architecture or parameter counts; estimate follows the Grok 4 family.

Parameter source Availability source

Score

8.4

Consistency

8.6

Reliability

10.0

Total Cost (Current Price)

$1.713

Total Output Tokens

249,808

Total Input Tokens

106,787

Input Price

$2.000 / 1M

Output Price

$6.000 / 1M

Tests Correct

Wrong Tests: 6

Attempt pass rate: 81.8%

Flaky tests

4

Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).

Response Time (avg)

73.46s

Response Time (max): 514.35s

Response Time (total): 1616.12s

Wrong answer: 5 Did not follow instructions: 1

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#62 SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6

medium
Cost
$0.028
Time
72.1s
Tokens
4,771 tok

Run history

Tested on Score Reliability Tests Correct Total Cost Compare
2026-08-14 04:35 Re-test 8.4 10.0 $1.713 Current run
2026-08-12 22:58 Initial run 8.3 10.0 $1.656 Compare

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Price History

Historical pricing data for this model from OpenRouter.

Date Input Price Output Price
2026-08-14 12:51 $2.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M

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Category Breakdown

Category Score Consistency Tests Correct
Anti-AI Tricks 10.0 10.0
Coding 8.2 7.2
Combined 10.0 10.0
Data parsing and extraction 10.0 10.0
Domain specific 5.3 7.2
General Intelligence 4.1 2.7
Instructions following 9.8 10.0
Puzzle Solving 8.7 7.7
Tool Calling 10.0 10.0
Trivia 3.0 10.0

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