Grok 4.6 vs GPT-6 Astra
Benchmarks, API Token Pricing, Context Window & Speed Comparison
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Compare Grok 4.6 by xAI against GPT-6 Astra by OpenAI across real-world coding, reasoning, token economics, and latency.
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Grok 4.6
フラッグシップ最先端モデルxAI の Grok 4.6 は、最先端のエンタープライズ推論、ソフトウェア工学、ミッションクリティカルな本番運用向けに設計されたAIモデルです。500K のコンテキストウィンドウ、毎秒 115 トークンの生成速度、知能指数 77/100（1Mトークンあたり入力$2・出力$6）を実現しています。
$2.00 / 1M
$6.00 / 1M
500K tokens
75.8%
GPT-6 Astra
音声・スピーチAIモデルOpenAI の GPT-6 Astra は、自然な音声合成（TTS）、リアルタイム音声対話、高精度な文字起こし向けに設計されたAIモデルです。272K のコンテキストウィンドウ、毎秒 100 トークンの生成速度、知能指数 96/100（1Mトークンあたり入力$10・出力$50）を実現しています。
$10.00 / 1M
$50.00 / 1M
272K tokens
82.4%
ひと目でわかる主な違い
- Grok 4.6 is 6.7x cheaper for API usage (input + output tokens combined).
- Grok 4.6 has a larger context window (500K vs 272K tokens).
- Grok 4.6 is faster at 115 tok/s vs 100 tok/s.
- GPT-6 Astra leads on SWE-bench coding (82.4% vs 75.8%).
| Feature | Grok 4.6 | GPT-6 Astra |
|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Composite reasoning & knowledge score (0-100) | 77 | 96 |
Provider | xAI | OpenAI |
Input Price Cost per million input tokens | $2.00 / 1M | $10.00 / 1M |
Output Price Cost per million output tokens | $6.00 / 1M | $50.00 / 1M |
Blended Price Weighted 7:2:1 cache:input:output per 1M | $1.35 / 1M | $7.70 / 1M |
Context Window Maximum input + output tokens | 500K tokens~750 A4 pages of text | 272K tokens~408 A4 pages of text |
Max Output Tokens Per single request | 66K | 128K |
Throughput Speed Tokens generated per second | 115 tok/s | 100 tok/s |
SWE-bench Verified Real-world software engineering | 75.8% | 82.4% |
GPQA Diamond Graduate-level reasoning | 77.2% | 80.9% |
Cached Input Price Prompt caching discount per 1M tokens | $0.50 / 1M | $1.00 / 1M |
分野別勝者スコアカード
At-a-glance decision framework検証済みベンチマークスコア比較
Official evaluation metrics verified by independent third-party research labs.
Industry benchmark evaluating real-world GitHub issue resolution and multi-file debugging.
Challenging questions created by domain experts to test complex PhD-level reasoning.
Hardened reasoning and academic knowledge benchmark with reduced lucky-guess probability.
Crowdsourced human preference evaluation based on blind, head-to-head model battles.
Extremely difficult, closed-ended questions spanning the frontier of human expert knowledge.
Autonomous multi-step tasks executed inside a real command-line terminal environment.
Research-grade coding problems drawn from real scientific and numerical workloads.
Contamination-free competitive programming problems collected continuously over time.
American Invitational Mathematics Examination — multi-step Olympiad-level reasoning.
Accuracy when reasoning over very large inputs that fill the model context window.
Tokens emitted per second during active generation streaming.
レイテンシ＆応答時間
Time to first token (TTFT) and estimated end-to-end response time for a typical 500-token response.
リアルタイムAPIトークン料金シミュレーター
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Grok 4.6 · Strengths & Key Advantages
- 500K のコンテキストウィンドウと最大 66K トークンの出力容量（SWE-bench Verified 75.8% · GPQA Diamond 77.2%）
- 毎秒 115 トークンの高速スループットと、初回トークン到達時間（TTFT）わずか 580ms の低遅延
- 優れたAPI経済性（1Mトークンあたり入力$2・出力$6）に加え、プロンプトキャッシュや構造化JSON出力・関数呼び出しに完全対応
Considerations & Trade-offs
- クラウド専用のプロプライエタリモデルのため、モデル重みをダウンロードしてオフライン実行することはできません
- 大量のトークンを処理する本番環境では、プロンプトキャッシュや Batch API の併用によるコスト最適化が推奨されます
GPT-6 Astra · Strengths & Key Advantages
- 272K のコンテキストウィンドウと最大 128K トークンの出力容量（SWE-bench Verified 82.4% · GPQA Diamond 80.9%）
- 毎秒 100 トークンの高速スループットと、初回トークン到達時間（TTFT）わずか 950ms の低遅延
- 優れたAPI経済性（1Mトークンあたり入力$10・出力$50）に加え、プロンプトキャッシュや構造化JSON出力・関数呼び出しに完全対応
Considerations & Trade-offs
- クラウド専用のプロプライエタリモデルのため、モデル重みをダウンロードしてオフライン実行することはできません
- 大量のトークンを処理する本番環境では、プロンプトキャッシュや Batch API の併用によるコスト最適化が推奨されます
Token Use & Task Economics
Estimated cost and token consumption to complete one representative agentic task.
| Metric | Grok 4.6 | GPT-6 Astra |
|---|---|---|
Cost per Task Estimated USD to finish one task | $0.65 | $2.15 |
Output Tokens / Task Tokens generated per task | 45K | 58K |
Reasoning Tokens / Task Thinking tokens burned per task | 22K | 32K |
技術仕様・スペック
Architecture, release timeline, capabilities, and modalities.
| Feature | Grok 4.6 | GPT-6 Astra |
|---|---|---|
| Official API Model ID (SDK) | grok-4-6-latest | gpt-6-astra |
| API Protocol | xAI REST API (OpenAI-Compatible) | OpenAI Responses API & Chat Completions v1 |
| Release Date | 2026-08 | 2026-09 |
| Knowledge Cutoff | April 2026 | June 2026 |
| Architecture | 1.5T Colossus Sparse MoE | Omni-Adaptive Autoregressive with Dynamic CoT |
| Parameters | 1.5T (MoE) | Confidential |
| Enterprise Rate Limits (RPM / TPM) | 5,000 – 15,000 RPM (Production Tier) · 800,000 – 2,000,000 TPM | 10,000 – 30,000 RPM (Tier 5 Enterprise) · 800,000 – 2,000,000 TPM |
| Long-Context Tier (>128K/200K) | Flat rate ($2/1M in) across full 500K window | Flat rate ($10/1M in) across full 272K window |
| Prompt Cache Policy & TTL | Cached input at $0.5/1M tokens | Automatic prefix caching at $1/1M (no extra cache-write fee) |
| Computer Use / GUI Agent | API / CLI Tool-Use & DOM Agent ready (no raw pixel desktop click loop) | Supported (Screen coordinate grounding, browser & desktop GUI action loops) |
| MCP & Parallel Tool Calling | Native MCP Client/Server ready · Parallel function calling · 100% Strict JSON Schema | Native MCP Client/Server ready · Parallel function calling · 100% Strict JSON Schema |
| Web Search Grounding & Sandbox | Real-time Web & X (Twitter) Search Grounding + Code Execution | Native Web Search tool + Hosted Code Interpreter & File Search RAG |
| Official Fine-Tuning Support | API Prompt Engineering & RAG Distillation | Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT), Direct Preference (DPO) & Reinforcement Fine-Tuning (RFT) |
| Multimodal Token Billing | Text BPE (~4 chars/token) · Vision (~258–765 tokens per image tile) | Text BPE (~4 chars/token) · Vision (~258–765 tokens per image tile) · Audio (~25–32 tokens/sec) |
| Quantization & Min GPU VRAM | Cloud-Hosted Proprietary (FP8 / BF16 Tensor Core Cluster) · Zero Local VRAM Required (100% Serverless Cloud API) | Cloud-Hosted Proprietary (FP8 / BF16 Tensor Core Cluster) · Zero Local VRAM Required (100% Serverless Cloud API) |
| Safety & Frontier Classification | xAI Production Safety & Alignment Verified | OpenAI Preparedness Framework Audited & System Card Published |
| Enterprise Compliance (ZDR/HIPAA/SOC2) | SOC2 Type II · GDPR · Zero Data Retention (ZDR) & HIPAA BAA Available on Enterprise Tier | SOC2 Type II · GDPR · Zero Data Retention (ZDR) & HIPAA BAA Available on Enterprise Tier |
| Input Modalities | text, vision | text, vision, audio |
| Output Modalities | text | text, audio |
Grok 4.6 vs GPT-6 Astra: よくある質問 (FAQ)
Which is more intelligent, Grok 4.6 or GPT-6 Astra?
GPT-6 Astra is more intelligent. It scores 96 compared with 77 on the composite Intelligence Index.
Which model is faster?
Grok 4.6 is faster, generating 115 tokens per second compared with 100 tokens per second.
Which model is cheaper to run?
Grok 4.6 is cheaper at $1.35 per 1M tokens blended, compared with $7.70 (7:2:1 cache:input:output ratio).
Which model has lower latency?
Grok 4.6 has lower latency, with a time to first token of 0.58s compared with 0.95s.
Which model has a larger context window?
Grok 4.6 has a larger context window, supporting 500K tokens compared with 272K tokens.
総合評価
Choose Grok 4.6 for 最先端のエンタープライズ推論、ソフトウェア工学、ミッションクリティカルな本番運用、エンタープライズrag基盤、スケーラブルな本番api統合に最適。, or choose GPT-6 Astra for 自然な音声合成（tts）、リアルタイム音声対話、高精度な文字起こし、エンタープライズrag基盤、スケーラブルな本番api統合に最適。.
よくある質問 (FAQ)
Which is cheaper: Grok 4.6 or GPT-6 Astra?+
Grok 4.6 costs $2/1M input and $6/1M output tokens, while GPT-6 Astra costs $10/1M input and $50/1M output tokens.
Which model has a larger context window: Grok 4.6 or GPT-6 Astra?+
Grok 4.6 supports 500K tokens whereas GPT-6 Astra supports 272K tokens.
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