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Coding focus · side by side
| Metric | Grok 4.5 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Quantum Score | 44QUANTUM SCORE | 52QUANTUM SCORE |
| Confidence / coverage | Moderate confidence · 73% · 2 independent domains | Moderate confidence · 73% · 2 independent domains |
| Context window | 500,000 tokens | 500,000 tokens |
| Modalities / tools | text, image · vision, tool use | text, image · vision, tool use |
| Coding | 0 | 36 +36 vs first |
| Reasoning | 90 | 65 -25 vs first |
| Math | 82 | 66 -16 vs first |
| Research | — | — |
| Agents | 32 | 60 +28 vs first |
| Multimodal | — | — |
| Speed | — | — |
| Value | 39 | 44 +5 vs first |
| Input / 1M | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| Output / 1M | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| Measured output speed | — | — |
02 / EVIDENCE
Published benchmark evidence
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| CursorBench v3.2 · CursorBench v3.2 · Publisher-reported configuration; see source | 66.7 % provider first party ↗ | 69.9 % provider first party ↗ |
| DeepSWE v1.1 · DeepSWE v1.1 · Publisher-reported configuration; see source | 54 % provider first party ↗ | 65.9 % provider first party ↗ |
| APEX-Agents · APEX-Agents · Publisher-reported configuration; see source | 47.1 % provider first party ↗ | 57.5 % provider first party ↗ |
| Terminal-Bench v3.0 · Terminal-Bench v3.0 · Publisher-reported configuration; see source | 15.7 % provider first party ↗ | 26 % provider first party ↗ |
| FrontierCode v1.1 Extended · FrontierCode v1.1 Extended · Publisher-reported configuration; see source | 56.6 % provider first party ↗ | 61.3 % provider first party ↗ |
| GDPVal-AA v2 · GDPVal-AA v2 · Publisher-reported configuration; see source | 1526 Elo provider first party ↗ | 1753 Elo provider first party ↗ |
| LiveBench code_completion · 2026-06-25 · Public table; published model effort variant | 69.565 % benchmark maintainer ↗ | 76.087 % benchmark maintainer ↗ |
| LiveBench code_generation · 2026-06-25 · Public table; published model effort variant | 67.606 % benchmark maintainer ↗ | 77.465 % benchmark maintainer ↗ |
| LiveBench javascript · 2026-06-25 · Public table; published model effort variant | 72.727 % benchmark maintainer ↗ | 72.727 % benchmark maintainer ↗ |
| LiveBench AMPS_Hard · 2026-06-25 · Public table; published model effort variant | 99 % benchmark maintainer ↗ | 97 % benchmark maintainer ↗ |
| LiveBench olympiad · 2026-06-25 · Public table; published model effort variant | 89.239 % benchmark maintainer ↗ | 91.213 % benchmark maintainer ↗ |
| LiveBench theory_of_mind · 2026-06-25 · Public table; published model effort variant | 82.692 % benchmark maintainer ↗ | 86.538 % benchmark maintainer ↗ |
| LiveBench zebra_puzzle · 2026-06-25 · Public table; published model effort variant | 94 % 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
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · grok-4-5 entered LiveBench code_completion (2026-06-25) at 69.565 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · grok-4-5 entered LiveBench code_generation (2026-06-25) at 67.606 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · grok-4-5 entered LiveBench javascript (2026-06-25) at 72.727 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · grok-4-5 entered LiveBench AMPS_Hard (2026-06-25) at 99 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · grok-4-5 entered LiveBench olympiad (2026-06-25) at 89.239 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · grok-4-5 entered LiveBench theory_of_mind (2026-06-25) at 82.692 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · grok-4-5 entered LiveBench zebra_puzzle (2026-06-25) at 94 % · 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.