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Grok 4.6

FrontierProprietaryReasoningProprietary
Input Price
$2.00
/M tokens
Output Price
$6.00
/M tokens
Intelligence
61
/100
Arena Rank
#44
Overall
Coding Rank
#5
Arena
Context
500K
tokens

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August 12 post-training refresh of Grok 4.5. Intelligence 61, tying GPT-5.6 Sol, at $2/$6. Watch the 200K-token 2× rebill trap.

Best frontier value in August 2026.

Best For

  • agentic jobs on a budget
  • frontier quality without Sol prices

Not Great For

  • prompts over 200K tokens
  • enterprise compliance-heavy workloads

Startup Recommendation

Serious alternative to Opus 5 / Sol when compliance allows.

Pricing Details

Input
$2.00
per 1M tokens
Output
$6.00
per 1M tokens
Cached Input
$0.50
per 1M tokens

Capabilities

Function Calling
Structured Output
Vision
-Web Search
-Code Execution
-MCP
Audio Input
Video Input
Reasoning
Streaming
-Batch API
-Computer Use

Chatbot Arena Rankings

Overall
#44
Coding
#5

Security & Compliance

SOC 2 Type II
GDPR
HIPAA
Enterprise SSO
Audit Logs

Training data policy: Check current ToS. Prompts above 200K tokens rebill at 2x on Grok 4.6.

DPDP Act (India): US-hosted. Limited public compliance certifications.

Data residency: US

India Availability

API available globally