StarSeaAPI
grok-4.5 vs grok-4.6
| grok-4.5 | grok-4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Providers | xAI | xAI |
| Input $/M | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| Output $/M | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| Output multiplier | ×3.00 | ×3.00 |
| Context window | 500K tokens | 500K tokens |
| Intelligence index | 45.5 | 50.6 |
| Coding index | 72.4 | 76.8 |
What the numbers mean
Input pricing is close — 1.00× apart — so the decision should come down to measured quality on your own evaluation set rather than headline cost.
On measured intelligence index the gap is 5.1 points, with grok-4.6 ahead. That is a large enough spread to be visible on multi-step tasks.
Tags: grok-4.5 — Chat, Reasoning, Coding, Vision · grok-4.6 — Chat, Reasoning, Coding, Vision
Code
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://starseaapi.com/v1", api_key="sk-...")
# grok-4.5
client.chat.completions.create(model="grok-4.5", messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Hi"}])
# grok-4.6
client.chat.completions.create(model="grok-4.6", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hi"}])