Capability
63.1/100
field median 58
#45 of 224 ranked models
Grok 4.6
Released Aug 12, 2026 — see all recent releases
Decision reading
Grok 4.6 scores 63.1 out of 100 and ranks #45 of 224. This profile shows 5 source-displayable benchmark rows; its strongest eligible category is Agentic at #8. API pricing is $2 input and $6 output per million tokens, with cached input at $0.5.
Data as of August 22, 2026 · How the score is built
Strongest published evidence
Agentic ranks #8. Particularly useful for coding agents, browser research, and computer-use workflows.
Validate before choosing
5 published rows leave some tracked benchmark slots empty. Coding is its lowest eligible category at #18.
Decision snapshot
Each value carries a field reference instead of floating alone. Markers compare this model with the current ranked and priced catalog; they are not absolute quality thresholds.
Price
$2input / $6 output
input median $1
cached $0.50 · blended $4
Speed
66tok/s
field median 91.5 tok/s
First token 46.82 s
Context
500Ktokens
field median 200,000
Maximum output length is tracked separately
Capability shape
Each axis shows percentile within that category’s eligible cohort. The comparison outline is the median of the six nearest public-score peers; a collapsed vertex means the category is not rank-eligible.
Grok 4.6 category percentile values
- Agentic95th percentile
- Coding88th percentile
- ReasoningNot eligible
- KnowledgeNot eligible
- MathNot eligible
- MultilingualNot eligible
- MultimodalNot eligible
- Instruction followingNot eligible
The dashed outline is median of 6 nearest peers.
Eligible category ranks
- Agentic#8/137
- Coding#18/141
- ReasoningNot ranked
- KnowledgeNot ranked
- MathNot ranked
- MultilingualNot ranked
- MultimodalNot ranked
- Inst. FollowingNot ranked
Top decileTop quartileMid-fieldNot eligible
What it costs to get this score
Published API price against the public score. The x-axis uses a log scale; the dashed path marks models that are not beaten by a cheaper, higher-scoring option. Price uses average of published input and output rates.
The chart opens on the current model. Scroll horizontally to inspect the full price axis.
Current modelGrok 4.6 · 63.1 score · $4 blended per million tokens
Horizontal: blended price per million tokens, log scale · Vertical: public score
How much of this is verified
Coverage is split by category so a strong number never hides a thin evidence base. Verified means the row is tied to a published source; provisional rows remain visible but separate.
- Agentic2/2 verified
- Coding3/3 verified
- ReasoningNot measured
- KnowledgeNot measured
- MathNot measured
- MultilingualNot measured
- MultimodalNot measured
- Inst. FollowingNot measured
Verified sourceProvisionalNot measured
Spec sheet
Each documented value carries its source. Missing fields stay visible as not sourced or not published, rather than disappearing from the page.
- API model ID
- grok-4.6xAI Grok 4.6 release notes
- Context window
- 500KxAI Grok 4.6 release notes
- Maximum output
- Not sourced yet
- Knowledge cutoff
- Not sourced yet
- Input modalities
- Not sourced yet
- Output modalities
- Not sourced yet
- Parameters
- Not disclosed by the provider
- Availability
- Available through the xAI API, Grok Build, Cursor, and supported model gateways. The API accepts text and image input and returns text.
- Cloud regions
- Not tracked yet
- Lifecycle
- Current
- API capabilities
- Tool calling, structured outputs, and batch support are not tracked yet
- Prompt caching
- Published at $0.50 per million cached input tokensxAI Grok 4.6 release notes
- Self-host
- Weights are not published
- Rate limits
- Not tracked yet
Category score record
Scores and ranks appear only where published evidence can be displayed. The table keeps the score, weight, cohort, and evidence state together.
| Category | Score | Rank | Percentile | Weight | Benchmarks | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AgenticRank #8 of 137Percentile 95thWeight 22%2 benchmarksVerified | 66.2 | #8 of 137 | 95th | 22% | 2 benchmarks | Verified |
| CodingRank #18 of 141Percentile 88thWeight 20%3 benchmarksVerified | 63.6 | #18 of 141 | 88th | 20% | 3 benchmarks | Verified |
| ReasoningWeight 17%0 benchmarksNot measured | Not measured | Not ranked | Not available | 17% | 0 benchmarks | Not measured |
| KnowledgeWeight 12%0 benchmarksNot measured | Not measured | Not ranked | Not available | 12% | 0 benchmarks | Not measured |
| MathWeight 5%0 benchmarksNot measured | Not measured | Not ranked | Not available | 5% | 0 benchmarks | Not measured |
| MultilingualWeight 7%0 benchmarksNot measured | Not measured | Not ranked | Not available | 7% | 0 benchmarks | Not measured |
| MultimodalWeight 12%0 benchmarksNot measured | Not measured | Not ranked | Not available | 12% | 0 benchmarks | Not measured |
| Inst. FollowingWeight 5%0 benchmarksNot measured | Not measured | Not ranked | Not available | 5% | 0 benchmarks | Not measured |
Benchmark ledger
Coding opens by default. The marker compares each value with the best source-verified result in the catalog; provisional leaders do not set the reference. Expand the remaining categories for every published row.
Coding3 rows
| Benchmark | Score | Versus best verified row | Gap | Weight | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| deepSwe | Score65.9% | Versus best verified row Best verified: GPT-5.6 Sol · 72.7% | Gap6.8 behind | WeightDisplay only | Provider exact |
| cursorBench32 | Score70.8% | Versus best verified row Best verified: Grok 4.6 · 70.8% | GapBest verified | WeightDisplay only | Benchmark exact |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Extended | Score61.3% | Versus best verified row Best verified: Claude Opus 5 · 63.6% | Gap2.3 behind | WeightDisplay only | Provider exact |
Agentic2 rows
| Benchmark | Score | Versus best verified row | Gap | Weight | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | Score26.5% | Versus best verified row Best verified: Claude Opus 5 · 42.7% | Gap16.2 behind | WeightDisplay only | Benchmark exact |
| APEX-Agents | Score57.5% | Versus best verified row Best verified: Grok 4.6 · 57.5% | GapBest verified | WeightDisplay only | Provider exact |
Lineage
The sequence follows explicit supersedes links. Scores and prices remain blank when the corresponding public row or first-party rate is unavailable.
Apr 30, 2026
Grok 4.3Score 63.8 · $1.25 / $2.5
Jul 8, 2026
Grok 4.5Score 75.2 · $2 / $6
Aug 12, 2026 · you are here
Grok 4.6Score 63.1 · $2 / $6
Base entry
How to read this profile
The visual layer above carries the decisions. These notes preserve the model, ranking, coverage, and family context behind the numbers.
Grok 4.6 ranks #45 of 224 on the public leaderboard with a score of 63.11/100. It does not yet have enough sourced coverage for a verified position.
Grok 4.6 is a proprietary model with a 500K context window. It uses an explicit reasoning mode, which can improve complex problem solving while adding latency and token use.
Available through the xAI API, Grok Build, Cursor, and supported model gateways. The API accepts text and image input and returns text.
Official exact-value snapshot from xAI's August 12, 2026 Grok 4.6 documentation and launch post, Cursor's live CursorBench 3.2 leaderboard, and the official Terminal-Bench 3.0 leaderboard. Grok 4.6 is the successor to Grok 4.5, with a 500K-token context window and low, medium, high, or xhigh reasoning effort. We store xAI's published High results for DeepSWE 1.1, FrontierCode 1.1 Extended, and APEX-Agents; Cursor's highest published CursorBench tier (Extra High); and Terminal-Bench's Grok Build row. These results stay display-only because each depends on an evaluation or agent harness. The composite intelligence, GDPVal v2, APEX-SWE, professional-work, and legal-agent rows stay outside the core schema rather than being collapsed into non-equivalent metrics.
Its explicit predecessor is Grok 4.5. 5 of 402 tracked benchmark slots currently have displayable evidence. Missing categories stay blank.
Its strongest eligible category is Agentic at #8, while its lowest eligible position is Coding at #18. particularly useful for coding agents, browser research, and computer-use workflows.
Radar
Full release historyGrok 4.6 release history
Grok 4.6 released
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Frequently asked questions
How does Grok 4.6 perform overall in AI benchmarks?
Grok 4.6 ranks #45 out of 224 models on the public BenchAlign leaderboard, with a score of 63.11/100. Its evidence status is Estimated, and this profile shows 5 source-displayable benchmark rows. The label describes evidence depth, not a provider quality claim; inspect category rows before choosing a workload.
Is Grok 4.6 good for coding and programming?
Grok 4.6 ranks #18 out of 141 eligible models for coding and programming, with a public category score of 63.6/100. Higher-ranked alternatives are available for workloads where this category decides the choice. Check the underlying rows before treating the aggregate as a workload guarantee.
Is Grok 4.6 good for agentic tool use and computer tasks?
Grok 4.6 ranks #8 out of 137 eligible models for agentic tool use and computer tasks, with a public category score of 66.2/100. That places it in the current top ten for this category. Check the underlying rows before treating the aggregate as a workload guarantee.
Does Grok 4.6 have full benchmark coverage on BenchLM?
No. Grok 4.6 currently has 22 source-displayable rows across 402 tracked benchmark slots. The profile exposes published, non-generated evidence and leaves missing categories blank until an exact evaluation is available. Coverage describes how much was measured; it is not a penalty added to an individual benchmark result.
What is the context window size of Grok 4.6?
Grok 4.6 has a documented context window of 500K. That figure is the maximum combined prompt and retained-conversation space reported for this exact model; it is not the maximum output length. The profile keeps output limits separate because providers often publish those limits independently.
Last updated August 22, 2026. Runtime fields remain blank until a sourced snapshot exists.
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