GPT-6 Astra vs Grok 4.6
Source-checked evaluation entries, evidence gaps and checked price quotes where available.
GPT-6 Astra
GPT-6 Astra (Max). Board 2026-10-20; checked 2026-10-22.
OpenAI pricing · checked 2026-10-22. Context tiers and cache-hit rates may differ.
Grok 4.6
Grok 4.6 (High). Board 2026-10-20; checked 2026-10-22.
xAI pricing · checked 2026-10-22. Context tiers and cache-hit rates may differ.
What the evidence supports
The recorded entries are GPT-6 Astra (Max) (1476 ± 6) and Grok 4.6 (High) (1455 ± 5).
Their point estimates differ by 21 points. The displayed ranges do not overlap; this is not a test of task-specific superiority or a guarantee about a different configuration.
The former composite, MMLU and cost-per-capability recommendations are withdrawn because their inputs included unsupported estimates. No upgrade or overall capability recommendation is made from those numbers.
In the selected standard short-context input quotes, Grok 4.6 has the lower rate, by a ratio of 5 to one. DeepSeek uses peak pricing. This is input pricing only; it does not estimate a whole workload or establish account access.
Price quotes are from the selected provider registry checked 2026-10-22. Unverified legacy quotes are withheld. Use the token calculator for input, output, cache-hit and context-tier scenarios. Additional service charges and account-specific terms can change a bill. Missing pricing evidence does not mean free inference.
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The leaderboard records the verified variants and withheld columns. The separate benchmark matrix contains dated provider disclosures and needs its own source/version review.
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