Grok 4.6 best reasoning effort: ★ Med recommended, ability and cost by effort
Grok 4.6 (SpaceXAI): the recommended effort is ★ Med, ability 40.1 at $2.54 per reference coding task. One step up to High: +3.7 ability for ×1.62 the cost.
Ability, cost and time at each effort
Grok 4.6 · SpaceXAI · ★ Med
| Effort | Ability | vs ★ | Cost / task | Cost × | Time × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 27.5 | -12.7 | $1.18 | ×0.47 | ×0.68 (est.) |
| ★ Med | 40.1 | — | $2.54 | ×1.00 | ×1.00 (est.) |
| High | 43.9 | +3.7 | $4.12 | ×1.62 | ×1.25 (est.) |
| XHigh | 44.3 | +4.1 | $4.18 | ×1.65 | ×1.63 (est.) |
Cost is the API cost of one reference coding task; cost × and time × are relative to the ★ recommended effort. Open in the effort console
In SpaceXAI's lineup
Cheapest
- Grok 4.6 → Grok 4.7: ability +6.5, cost ×2.16
Coding plans that include it
Command Code · Cursor · Devin · GitHub Copilot · OpenCode Zen / Console
Other models from this maker: Grok 4.7
Data published 2026-10-18 02:49 UTC · All data is also available through the public API