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Coding focus · side by side
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Terra | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Quantum Score | Insufficient verified data73% coverage | 52QUANTUM SCORE |
| Confidence / coverage | Limited evidence · 73% · 2 independent domains | Moderate confidence · 73% · 2 independent domains |
| Context window | 1,050,000 tokens | 500,000 tokens |
| Modalities / tools | text, image · tool use, vision | text, image · vision, tool use |
| Coding | 46 | 36 -10 vs first |
| Reasoning | 67 | 65 -2 vs first |
| Math | 80 | 66 -14 vs first |
| Research | — | — |
| Agents | 40 | 60 +20 vs first |
| Multimodal | — | — |
| Speed | — | — |
| Value | 40 | 44 +4 vs first |
| Input / 1M | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| Output / 1M | $12.00 | $6.00 |
| Measured output speed | — | — |
02 / EVIDENCE
Published benchmark evidence
| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-3 Semi-Private Standard harness best effort · 3 Semi-Private · ARC Prize Standard harness; best published effort per model | 0.8 % benchmark maintainer ↗ | 2.11 % benchmark maintainer ↗ |
| LiveBench code_completion · 2026-06-25 · Public table; published model effort variant | 80.435 % benchmark maintainer ↗ | 76.087 % benchmark maintainer ↗ |
| LiveBench code_generation · 2026-06-25 · Public table; published model effort variant | 76.056 % benchmark maintainer ↗ | 77.465 % benchmark maintainer ↗ |
| LiveBench javascript · 2026-06-25 · Public table; published model effort variant | 68.182 % benchmark maintainer ↗ | 72.727 % benchmark maintainer ↗ |
| LiveBench AMPS_Hard · 2026-06-25 · Public table; published model effort variant | 98 % benchmark maintainer ↗ | 97 % benchmark maintainer ↗ |
| LiveBench olympiad · 2026-06-25 · Public table; published model effort variant | 91.535 % benchmark maintainer ↗ | 91.213 % benchmark maintainer ↗ |
| LiveBench theory_of_mind · 2026-06-25 · Public table; published model effort variant | 86.538 % benchmark maintainer ↗ | 86.538 % benchmark maintainer ↗ |
| LiveBench zebra_puzzle · 2026-06-25 · Public table; published model effort variant | 100 % benchmark maintainer ↗ | 95.5 % benchmark maintainer ↗ |
AS THE EVIDENCE CHANGED
Comparison history
Dated releases, price events, and benchmark publications. A price or test change can alter the factual comparison; this timeline does not pick a winner.
2026-08-12 · Grok 4.6 released with published agent evaluations ↗ · source
2026-07-09 · GPT-5.6 Terra released ↗ · source
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · gpt-5.6-terra entered LiveBench code_completion (2026-06-25) at 80.435 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · gpt-5.6-terra entered LiveBench code_generation (2026-06-25) at 76.056 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · gpt-5.6-terra entered LiveBench javascript (2026-06-25) at 68.182 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · gpt-5.6-terra entered LiveBench AMPS_Hard (2026-06-25) at 98 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · gpt-5.6-terra entered LiveBench olympiad (2026-06-25) at 91.535 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · gpt-5.6-terra entered LiveBench theory_of_mind (2026-06-25) at 86.538 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · gpt-5.6-terra entered LiveBench zebra_puzzle (2026-06-25) at 100 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · grok-4-6 entered LiveBench code_completion (2026-06-25) at 76.087 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · grok-4-6 entered LiveBench code_generation (2026-06-25) at 77.465 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · grok-4-6 entered LiveBench javascript (2026-06-25) at 72.727 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · grok-4-6 entered LiveBench AMPS_Hard (2026-06-25) at 97 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · grok-4-6 entered LiveBench olympiad (2026-06-25) at 91.213 % · source ↗
An overall score appears only after enough current, comparable, independently sourced results exist. Pricing and individual benchmark results remain visible meanwhile.