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Grok 4.6

Grok · Released 2026-08-12

xAI's August 2026 flagship. API list $2 / $6 per 1M tokens; AA lists a 500k context window.

Previous xAI flagship. Grok 4.7 (21 Sep 2026) is the current line at the same starting list. Prefer sourced ledger rows over launch claims; AA scores sync from the public snapshot.

Composite54
Context500K
Input / 1M$2.0
Output / 1M$6.0
Knowledge cutoffopen
Output speed57 t/s
Statusflagship

Family profile

Best published score in each covered benchmark family.

74/100 avg
Knowledge
48
Reasoning
95
Coding
57
Agentic
88
Long context
80

5 tested benchmark families

Editor's note
Editorial depth still needs a desk pass.
Benchmark placements

Where Grok 4.6 places on each public benchmark source that publishes a row. Rank counts every model with a latest row in the same test — not a universal quality score.

BenchmarkFamilyRankScoreSourceDate
GPQA DiamondReasoning#3/ 18495Artificial Analysis2026-09-28
Terminal-BenchAgentic#5/ 16788Artificial Analysis2026-09-28
Terminal-Bench-ScienceAgentic#8/ 97Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1 announcement2026-08-27
AA-OmniscienceKnowledge#10/ 1248Artificial Analysis — AA-Omniscience2026-09-01
CritPtReasoning#12/ 1217Artificial Analysis — CritPt2026-09-01
SciCodeCoding#17/ 9757Artificial Analysis2026-09-28
Humanity's Last ExamReasoning#27/ 18643Artificial Analysis2026-09-28
AA-LCRLong context#36/ 18480Artificial Analysis2026-09-28
AA output speedPerformance#109/ 195Artificial Analysis2026-10-12
Family context

The three highest-scoring models with pages in each capability family. Where Grok 4.6 shows up, it's highlighted.

Newest receipts

Benchmark rows added to the public ledger for Grok 4.6 in the last 120 days. Older rows live in the full table below.

9 recent
Family coverage

A high composite that hides a weak family is a trap. These bars surface the families where this model hasn't been publicly tested, and where it leads.

Knowledge48
Reasoning95
Coding57
Agentic88
Long context80
Price vs. performance
0255075100$0.10$0.30$1$3$10$30input USD / 1M tokens · log scale →← intelligence

Hover any dot for name, score, and input price. Keyboard: tab through the top twelve, or use the ranking below.

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Full benchmark ledger

Every catalog benchmark for Grok 4.6. Scores link to the original source; gaps mean no public row exists yet.

9 sourced rows

9 of 13 catalog benchmarks have a sourced row for Grok 4.6.

Knowledge

Reasoning

Coding

Agentic

Long context

Performance

Changelog
  1. Grok 4.7 is the current xAI line. This list price is unchanged.
Sources

Questions this model page answers

Every answer below is assembled from the dated fields on this page. Nothing is written separately for search.

What is Grok 4.6?

Grok 4.6 is a xAI model: xAI's August 2026 flagship. API list $2 / $6 per 1M tokens; AA lists a 500k context window.

What is Grok 4.6 for?

Previous xAI flagship. Grok 4.7 (21 Sep 2026) is the current line at the same starting list. Prefer sourced ledger rows over launch claims; AA scores sync from the public snapshot.

What does Grok 4.6 cost?

Grok 4.6 lists $2.0 input and $6.0 output per 1M tokens. Pricing last checked 2026-09-05.

How large is the Grok 4.6 context window?

Grok 4.6 publishes a 500K token context window.

What is the VerdictPal status of Grok 4.6?

Grok 4.6 carries Flagship status on the model atlas.

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