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Grok 4.6 vs Qwen3.6 Plus
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Winner summary
Grok 4.6 wins on 8/8 benchmarks
Grok 4.6 wins 8 of 8 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · general · math.
Category leads
knowledge·Grok 4.6general·Grok 4.6math·Grok 4.6
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Grok 4.6
#74 by perf·#14 by attention
Qwen3.6 Plus
#101 by perf·#1 by attention
Best value
Qwen3.6 Plus
3.3x better value than Grok 4.6
Grok 4.6
14.2 pts/$
$4.00/M
Qwen3.6 Plus
47.2 pts/$
$1.14/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
xAI
$250.0B·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
8 benchmarks · 2 models
Grok 4.6Qwen3.6 Plus
Chess Puzzles
Grok 4.6 leads by +17.9
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Grok 4.6
29.5
Qwen3.6 Plus
11.6
Dtbench
Grok 4.6 leads by +25.8
Grok 4.6
95.5
Qwen3.6 Plus
69.8
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
Grok 4.6 leads by +29.2
Grok 4.6
69.4
Qwen3.6 Plus
40.3
GPQA diamond
Grok 4.6 leads by +7.8
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Grok 4.6
95.8
Qwen3.6 Plus
88.0
Lmca
Grok 4.6 leads by +18.1
Grok 4.6
57.0
Qwen3.6 Plus
38.9
Mystery Game Puzzles
Grok 4.6 leads by +24.2
Grok 4.6
27.3
Qwen3.6 Plus
3.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Grok 4.6 leads by +5.8
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Grok 4.6
99.2
Qwen3.6 Plus
93.3
SimpleQA Verified
Grok 4.6 leads by +5.2
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
Grok 4.6
49.3
Qwen3.6 Plus
44.1
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Grok 4.6 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 29.5 | 11.6 |
Dtbench | 95.5 | 69.8 |
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private | 69.4 | 40.3 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 95.8 | 88.0 |
Lmca | 57.0 | 38.9 |
Mystery Game Puzzles | 27.3 | 3.1 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 99.2 | 93.3 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 49.3 | 44.1 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.00 | $6.00 | 500K tokens (~250 books) | $30.00 | |
| $0.33 | $1.95 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $7.31 |
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