OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol VS xAI Grok 4.5
⚖️Our Take
Both models perform almost identically, with an average score gap of just 0.9%. We recommend choosing Grok 4.5 as it is the more cost-effective option (being 3.8x cheaper) without sacrificing any real-world capability.
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Benchmarks & Scores
Coding (swe-bench-pro)
64.6%excellent at multi-file repositories, autonomous agents, and industrial codebases
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)Winner (+1.6%)
94.6%graduate-level science QA
Cost & Performance
Cost (per 1M tokens)
$11.25Input: $5.00 | Output: $30.00Context WindowLarger
1.05M tokensBenchmarks & Scores
Coding (swe-bench-pro)Winner (+0.1%)
64.7%excellent at multi-file repositories, autonomous agents, and industrial codebases
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
93%graduate-level science QA
Cost & Performance
Cost (per 1M tokens)3.8x cheaper
$3.00Input: $2.00 | Output: $6.00Context Window
500k tokensFrequently Asked Questions about GPT-5.6 Sol vs Grok 4.5 comparison
Grok 4.5 is cheaper than GPT-5.6 Sol. Grok 4.5 has a blended cost of $3.00/1M tokens, which is about 3.8x cheaper than GPT-5.6 Sol at $11.25/1M tokens.
Grok 4.5 is better for coding tasks on this benchmark. It scores 64.7% on swe-bench-pro (excellent at multi-file repositories, autonomous agents, and industrial codebases) compared to GPT-5.6 Sol which scores 64.6%.
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