Grok 4.6
xAIdocs.x.ai/developers/models/grok-4.6
Grok 4.6 is SpaceXAI's smartest model with frontier performance on coding, knowledge work, and STEM.
Updated 6 h ago · first seen 11 Sept 2026
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- Context
- 500K tokens
- T2 · 7 h ago
- Released
- 12 Aug 2026
- T2 · 7 h ago
Specification
- Family
- Grok
Source:xAI — docsT1observed 6 h agohigh
- Release date
- 12 Aug 2026
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 7 h agomedium
- Openness
- proprietary
Source:Artificial AnalysisT2observed 6 h agomedium
- Context window
- 500K tokens
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 7 h agomedium
- Max output
- 450K tokens
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 7 h agomedium
- Modalities
- image, text
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 7 h agomedium
- Input modalities
- text, image
Source:xAI — docsT1observed 6 h agohigh
- Output modalities
- text
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 7 h agomedium
- Tokenizer
- Grok
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 7 h agomedium
- API model id
- grok-4.6
Source:xAI — docsT1observed 6 h agohigh
- Official page
Source:xAI — docsT1observed 6 h agohigh
- Batch api
- No
Source:xAI — docsT1observed 6 h agohigh
- File input
- Yes
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 7 h agomedium
- Aa median output tokens per second
- 55.4
Source:Artificial AnalysisT2observed 6 h agomedium
- Openrouter id
- x-ai/grok-4.6
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 7 h agomedium
- Reasoning effort options
- low, medium, high, xhigh
Source:xAI — docsT1observed 6 h agohigh
- Regions
- us-central-1, us-east-1, us-west-2
Source:xAI — docsT1observed 6 h agohigh
- Supported parameters
- include_reasoning, logprobs, max_tokens, reasoning, reasoning_effort, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_logprobs, top_p
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 7 h agomedium
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Attributed facts
23
Source tiers
T1T27 / 16
Freshest observation
6 h ago
Conflicts
2 flagged
Modalities
- Modalities
- imagetext
- Input
- textimage
- Output
- text
Capabilities
Tool calling
Yes
OpenRouter public model & pricing listing · T2
Structured output
Yes
OpenRouter public model & pricing listing · T2
Reasoning
Yes
OpenRouter public model & pricing listing · T2
Vision
Yes
OpenRouter public model & pricing listing · T2
Audio
Unavailable
Fine-tuning available
Unavailable
- Context window
- 500K tokens
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 7 h agomedium
- Max output
- 450K tokens
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 7 h agomedium
- Tokenizer
- Grok
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 7 h agomedium
| Benchmark | Score | Metric | Config | Evaluated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 44.41 | index | aa_slug=grok-4-6 · version=4.3 · estimated=false | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| GPQA | 94.95% | accuracy | aa_slug=grok-4-6 · variant=GPQA Diamond · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 42.91% | accuracy | aa_slug=grok-4-6 · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| LiveBench | 57.02% | category:Agentic Coding | release=2026-06-25 · subtasks=["javascript","typescript","python"] · livebench_model_id=grok-4.6 | 25 Jun 2026 | livebench.aiT2 |
| LiveBench | 92.57% | category:Mathematics | release=2026-06-25 · subtasks=["AMPS_Hard","integrals_with_game","math_comp","olympiad"] · livebench_model_id=grok-4.6 | 25 Jun 2026 | livebench.aiT2 |
| LiveBench | 73.86% | category:Data Analysis | release=2026-06-25 · subtasks=["consecutive_events","tablejoin","tablereformat"] · livebench_model_id=grok-4.6 | 25 Jun 2026 | livebench.aiT2 |
| LiveBench | 83.7% | category:Language | release=2026-06-25 · subtasks=["connections","plot_unscrambling","typos"] · livebench_model_id=grok-4.6 | 25 Jun 2026 | livebench.aiT2 |
| LiveBench | 90.51% | category:Reasoning | release=2026-06-25 · subtasks=["theory_of_mind","zebra_puzzle","spatial","logic_with_navigation"] · livebench_model_id=grok-4.6 | 25 Jun 2026 | livebench.aiT2 |
| LiveBench | 78.04% | global_average | release=2026-06-25 · aggregation=mean of category averages; category = mean of its subtasks · livebench_model_id=grok-4.6 | 25 Jun 2026 | livebench.aiT2 |
| LiveBench | 71.87% | category:IF | release=2026-06-25 · subtasks=["paraphrase","simplify","story_generation","summarize"] · livebench_model_id=grok-4.6 | 25 Jun 2026 | livebench.aiT2 |
| LiveBench | 76.78% | category:Coding | release=2026-06-25 · subtasks=["code_generation","code_completion"] · livebench_model_id=grok-4.6 | 25 Jun 2026 | livebench.aiT2 |
| SciCode | 56.48% | accuracy | aa_slug=grok-4-6 · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| Terminal-Bench | 88.39% | accuracy | aa_slug=grok-4-6 · variant=v2.1 · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| Terminal-Bench | 21.21% | accuracy | aa_slug=grok-4-6 · variant=v4.0 · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
Scores are reported as published, with their evaluation configuration (harness, prompting, judge). Results with different configs are not directly comparable — see methodology.
Current prices
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cached in | Batch in / out | Context | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xAI APIgrok-4.6 | $2 | $6 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 3 h ago | docs.x.aiT1 |
| xAI APIx-ai/grok-4.6 | $2 | $6 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 3 h ago | openrouter.aiT2 |
USD per 1M tokens as published by each provider (USD). Rows are append-only: every change is kept in the history below.
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Input price · USD / 1M tokens
Output price · USD / 1M tokens
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Claim history
Release daterelease_date1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 2026 | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Context windowcontext_length1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500K tokens | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Max outputmax_output_tokens1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450K tokens | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Modalitiesmodalities1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| image, text | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Input modalitiesmodalities_input1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| image, text | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Output modalitiesmodalities_output1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| text | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Tokenizertokenizer1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Descriptiondescription1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok 4.6 is SpaceXAI's smartest model with frontier performance on coding, knowledge work, and STEM. | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
File inputfile_input1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Openrouter idopenrouter_id1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x-ai/grok-4.6 | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Reasoningreasoning1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Structured outputstructured_output1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Supported parameterssupported_parameters1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| include_reasoning, logprobs, max_tokens, reasoning, reasoning_effort, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_logprobs, top_p | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Tool callingtool_calling1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Visionvision1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Claims are temporal and append-only: a new observation closes the previous claim (valid_to) instead of overwriting it. Conflicting claims from different sources are kept side by side and flagged — never averaged. Methodology →
Grok 4.6 scores 44.41 on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
artificial_analysisGrok 4.6: modalities input changed from ["image", "text"] to ["text", "image"]
Input modalitiesimage, text→text, imagexai
| Source | Document | Type | Tier | Last observed | Snapshots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xAI — docs | docs.x.ai/developers/models/grok-4.6.md | model_page | T1· Official | 3 h ago | 1 |
| xAI — docs | docs.x.ai/developers/models | model_docs | T1· Official | 3 h ago | 3 |
| OpenRouter public model & pricing listing | openrouter.ai/api/v1/models | catalogue | T2· Quality secondary | 3 h ago | 4 |
| LiveBench | livebench.ai/table_2026_06_25.csv | leaderboard | T2· Quality secondary | 6 h ago | 1 |
| Artificial Analysis | artificialanalysis.ai/leaderboards/models | leaderboard | T2· Quality secondary | 6 h ago | 1 |
Tier 1 = official/primary, 2 = quality secondary, 3 = community, 4 = unverified. Every snapshot is archived; see all sources and the methodology.