xAI's Grok 4.6 Matches OpenAI's Best Model and Undercuts It on Price

xAI's Grok 4.6 scores 61 points on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, tying OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol and trailing only Anthropic's Claude Opus 5. On agentic tasks, it completes complex workflows in about 53 steps where Claude Opus 5 needs 103, at a price more than 60 percent lower.