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Grok 4.6

grok family · launched 2026-08-12

MultimodalReasoningToolsStructured
AITopic score71.7#23 overall

Grok 4.6 is SpaceXAI's smartest model with frontier performance on coding, knowledge work, and STEM.

Evidence coverage100%9 evaluations · 3 institutions
Context / maximum output500k / 450ktokens
Cache / input / output$0.5 · $2 · $6USD per million tokens
Value / freshness60.9 / 81relative value · release freshness
Product profile

What this model supports

Inputtext, image, pdf
Outputtext
Knowledge cutoff2026-02-01
WeightsProprietary / hosted
Capability profile

Strengths by domain

Coding74.62 public results
Research & reasoning77.02 public results
Professional work62.02 public results
Knowledge & instruction73.42 public results
Behind the score

Every result has a source

Raw results and standardized readings are shown together. Missing tests add neither points nor penalties.

Coding2 results

LiveBench 2.0 · CodingLiveBench89.10 scoreReading 89.1

Imported from LiveBench 2.0. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence
AIHOT · CodingAIHOT60.00 scoreReading 60.0

Imported from AIHOT aggregate leaderboard. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence

Research & reasoning2 results

LiveBench 2.0 · ResearchLiveBench91.20 scoreReading 91.2

Imported from LiveBench 2.0. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence
AIHOT · ResearchAIHOT62.70 scoreReading 62.7

Imported from AIHOT aggregate leaderboard. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence

Professional work2 results

AIHOT · ProfessionalAIHOT65.80 scoreReading 65.8

Imported from AIHOT aggregate leaderboard. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence
LiveBench 2.0 · ProfessionalLiveBench58.13 scoreReading 58.1

Imported from LiveBench 2.0. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized. Professional = long-agentic, browser, data-analysis and design average.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence

Knowledge & instruction2 results

LiveBench 2.0 · KnowledgeLiveBench84.50 scoreReading 84.5

Imported from LiveBench 2.0. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized. Knowledge uses the published LiveBench research suite.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence
AIHOT · KnowledgeAIHOT62.20 scoreReading 62.2

Imported from AIHOT aggregate leaderboard. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence

Human preference & indices4 results

Arena TextLMArena1,428.5 EloReading 71.7

Direct LMArena text leaderboard result.

Open evidence
LiveBenchLiveBench71.04 scoreReading 71.0

Imported from LiveBench 2.0. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence
AIHOT aggregate leaderboardAIHOT61.90 scoreReading 61.9

Imported from AIHOT aggregate leaderboard. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence
AA IndexArtificial Analysis62.58 indexReading 51.0

Imported from Artificial Analysis. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence
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