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SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 vs GPT-5.6 Terra
67.8 overall · $4.50 / 1M
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SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6
x-ai/grok-4.6
reasoningtool callingimage inputfile inputprompt caching
SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 costs $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $6.00 per 1M output tokens with a 500K-token context window.
A reasoning, tool-calling model from x-ai, released Aug 12, 2026. On LiveBench it scores 67.8 overall — #15 of 28 benchmarked models — and ranks highest in research (#5).
- Input / 1M
- $2.00
- Output / 1M
- $6.00
- Context
- 500K
- LiveBench overall
- 67.8 · #15
Specs and pricing
| Input price USD per 1M prompt tokens | $2.00 |
|---|---|
| Output price USD per 1M completion tokens, reasoning included | $6.00 |
| Blended price 3:1 input:output — #82 most expensive of 350 listed models | $3.00 |
| Cached input read Blank means not priced separately — not free | $0.500 |
| Cache write | — |
| Context window | 500,000 tokens |
| Max output | 450,000 tokens |
| Input modalities | text, image, file |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Extended reasoning | Yes |
| Knowledge cutoff | — |
| Listed | Aug 12, 2026 |
Also listed as x-ai/grok-4.6:batch ($2.40 blended)— the same model at a different price or rate limit.
Benchmarks by category
LiveBench scores out of 100, with SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6's rank among the 28 benchmarked models listed here. Run: grok-4.6.
What SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 costs to run
Monthly list cost across five workload shapes, using the published cached-input rate where there is one. A floor, not a quote — batch discounts and cache writes aren't included.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Support chatbot 1.2K in / 400 out × 200K requests | $852.00/mo |
| RAG assistant 8K in / 600 out × 100K requests | $1,360/mo |
| Coding agent 40K in / 4K out × 20K requests | $1,240/mo |
| Document extraction 20K in / 1.5K out × 50K requests | $2,375/mo |
| Bulk classification 500 in / 20 out × 5M requests | $4,850/mo |
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SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 FAQ
How much does SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 cost?
SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 lists at $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $6.00 per 1M output tokens, with cached input reads at $0.500 per 1M. A RAG assistant handling 100K requests a month (8K tokens in, 600 out) comes to about $1,360 at list price.
What is the context window of SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6?
SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 accepts up to 500,000 tokens of context and can return up to 450,000 output tokens per response.
Does SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 support tool calling?
Yes — SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 supports tool (function) calling and exposes extended reasoning. It accepts text, image, file input.
How does SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 score on benchmarks?
On LiveBench release 2026-10-25 (run: grok-4.6), SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 scores 67.8 overall, ranking #15 of 28 benchmarked models.
What is the API model ID for SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6?
On OpenRouter the model ID is "x-ai/grok-4.6". It was listed on Aug 12, 2026.
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How these numbers are produced
- Price and specs — provider list data from OpenRouter, refreshed every 15 minutes. “Blended” is a 3:1 input:output mix.
- Scores and ranks — LiveBench release 2026-10-25. Ranks count only models that have a published run; a blank means “not evaluated”, never “bad”.
- Cost per point — the measured dollars LiveBench spent on the run, divided by the score it earned.
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