Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Grok 4.6
Grok 4.6 leads on the public coding lane, 62 to 36.7, with Supported evidence for both models and non-overlapping 90% intervals.
Confidence: stronger
Grok 4.6 vs Inkling
Updated September 25, 2026. Rank says Grok 4.6 is ahead. Price, access, and your workload can each overturn that. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.
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Decision reading
Grok 4.6 has the higher public score, 69.19 versus 54.17, and the 90% score intervals do not overlap. 6 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
- Shared results
- 6
- Grok 4.6 only
- 11
- Inkling only
- 15
- Like-for-like categories
- 3 / 8
Supported: Grok 4.6 and InklingHow the comparison works
Which one for your work
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
Agentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Grok 4.6
Grok 4.6 leads on the public agentic lane, 67.9 to 36.2, with Supported evidence for both models and non-overlapping 90% intervals.
Confidence: strongerLong documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
Inkling
Inkling has the larger documented context window.
Confidence: documented
Show secondary and unsupported calls
Chat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Inkling
Inkling has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Confidence: listed-ratesCache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Inkling
Inkling has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Confidence: listed-ratesRepository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Inkling
Inkling has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Confidence: listed-rates
Which one for a specific job
Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.
The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.
62.0Grok 4.636.7Inkling
Like-for-like · BenchAlign v5.7
Grok 4.6 leads the like-for-like coding row.
Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.
Same basis rules as the category table below
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
11 Grok 4.6 only
6 Shared
15 Inkling only
Shape of the matched evidence
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.
MMLU-Pro (Vals)Knowledge
Normalized gap 3.1Grok 4.6:89.4%Inkling:86.3%LiveCodeBench (Vals)Coding
Normalized gap 2.7Grok 4.6:88.2%Inkling:85.5%
Bars run 0–100 on each benchmark’s normalized display scale
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.7 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.
Agentic
Like-for-like- Grok 4.6
- 67.9
- Supported · #8/105
- Inkling
- 36.2
- Supported · #51/105
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.7 lane · 4 vs 4 public rows
- Reading
- Grok 4.6 leads
Coding
Like-for-like- Grok 4.6
- 62.0
- Supported · #14/135
- Inkling
- 36.7
- Supported · #66/135
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.7 lane · 8 vs 6 public rows
- Reading
- Grok 4.6 leads
Knowledge
Like-for-like- Grok 4.6
- 69.0
- Supported · #13/158
- Inkling
- 53.5
- Supported · #45/158
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.7 lane · 2 vs 6 public rows
- Reading
- Grok 4.6 leads · intervals overlap
Reasoning
Not comparable- Grok 4.6
- 57.6
- #16/19
- Inkling
- 75.2
- Unranked · 2 rankable rows
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Grok 4.6
- Not ranked
- Inkling
- 47.6
- #41/50
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 2 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Grok 4.6
- Not ranked
- Inkling
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Grok 4.6
- Not ranked
- Inkling
- 83.9
- #44/124
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 1 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Grok 4.6
- Not ranked
- Inkling
- 78.5
- Unranked · 1 rankable row
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 1 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Grok 4.6 | Inkling | Basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 67.9Supported · #8/105 | 36.2Supported · #51/105 | Like-for-likeBenchAlign v5.7 lane · 4 vs 4 public rows | Grok 4.6 leads |
| Coding | 62.0Supported · #14/135 | 36.7Supported · #66/135 | Like-for-likeBenchAlign v5.7 lane · 8 vs 6 public rows | Grok 4.6 leads |
| Knowledge | 69.0Supported · #13/158 | 53.5Supported · #45/158 | Like-for-likeBenchAlign v5.7 lane · 2 vs 6 public rows | Grok 4.6 leads · intervals overlap |
| Reasoning | 57.6#16/19 | 75.2Unranked · 2 rankable rows | Not comparableProvisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | Not ranked | 47.6#41/50 | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 2 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | Not ranked | 83.9#44/124 | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 1 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Math | Not ranked | 78.5Unranked · 1 rankable row | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 1 weighted rows | Not comparable |
Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.7) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.
Supported evidence per lane · bars run 0–100Methodology
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
Chat turn
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
- Grok 4.6
- $0.005
- Fits in one request
- Inkling
- $0.00421
- Fits in one request
Inkling has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Grok 4.6
- $0.118
- Fits in one request
- Inkling
- $0.10754
- Fits in one request
Inkling has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Grok 4.6
- $0.2
- Fits in one request
- Inkling
- $0.159
- Fits in one request
Inkling has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Cached input falls back to the list input rate only where a cached rate is unpublished
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationGrok 4.6Inkling
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Grok 4.6
Inkling
1M
API model ID
Grok 4.6
grok-4.6
xAI Grok 4.6 release notesInkling
Not sourced
Cached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Grok 4.6
$0.5 per 1M cached input tokens
xAI Grok 4.6 release notesInkling
$0.374 per 1M cached input tokens
Documented inputs
Grok 4.6
Not sourced
Inkling
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Grok 4.6
Not sourced
Inkling
Not sourced
Provider availability
Grok 4.6
Not sourced
Inkling
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Grok 4.6
Reasoning
Inkling
Hybrid
Weight access
Grok 4.6
Proprietary
Inkling
Open Weight
License
Grok 4.6
Proprietary
Inkling
Open Weight
Release date
Grok 4.6
2026-08-12
Inkling
2026-07-15
If you already use one of these models
- Deployment change
- The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
- Quality signal
- Grok 4.6 has the higher public score, 69.19 versus 54.17, and the 90% score intervals do not overlap.
- Workload cost
- Repository review: $0.118 vs $0.10754. Cache-heavy agent loop: $0.2 vs $0.159.
- Context tradeoff
- Inkling has the larger documented window (1M).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
Questions
Which is better, Grok 4.6 or Inkling?
Grok 4.6 has the higher public score, 69.19 versus 54.17, and the 90% score intervals do not overlap. That is the clearest overall quality signal in the current public data.
Which is better for coding, Grok 4.6 or Inkling?
Grok 4.6 leads the public coding lane, 62 to 36.7, with Supported evidence for both models and non-overlapping 90% intervals.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Grok 4.6 or Inkling?
Grok 4.6 leads the public agentic tasks lane, 67.9 to 36.2, with Supported evidence for both models and non-overlapping 90% intervals.
Which costs less, Grok 4.6 or Inkling?
For the stated presets, chat costs $0.005 on Grok 4.6 and $0.00421 on Inkling; repository review costs $0.118 and $0.10754; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.2 and $0.159. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Which has the larger context window, Grok 4.6 or Inkling?
Inkling has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 500K.
Benchmark evidence
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Browse raw public benchmark evidence32 rows
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 3.0
Grok 4.626.5%SourceInkling—Not directly comparable
APEX-Agents
Grok 4.657.5%SourceInkling—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals)
Grok 4.678.3%SourceInkling47.6%SourceGrok 4.6 leads this result
ApprenticeBench
Grok 4.613%SourceInkling—Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1
Grok 4.6—Inkling63.8%SourceNot directly comparable
BrowseComp
Grok 4.6—Inkling77.1%SourceNot directly comparable
MCP Atlas
Grok 4.6—Inkling74.1%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
Bug Hunt Bench
Grok 4.627 fixesSourceInkling—Not directly comparable
DeepSWE
Grok 4.665.9%SourceInkling—Not directly comparable
cursorBench32
Grok 4.670.8%SourceInkling—Not directly comparable
FrontierCode 1.1 Extended
Grok 4.661.3%SourceInkling—Not directly comparable
VulcanBench v3
Grok 4.687.0%SourceInkling—Not directly comparable
FrontierSWE v2
Shared sourceGrok 4.625.3%Inkling4.1%Grok 4.6 leads this result
LiveCodeBench (Vals)
Grok 4.688.2%SourceInkling85.5%SourceGrok 4.6 leads this result
SWE-bench (Vals)
Grok 4.695.6%SourceInkling77.6%SourceGrok 4.6 leads this result
SWE-bench Verified
Grok 4.6—Inkling77.6%SourceNot directly comparable
SWE-bench Pro
Grok 4.6—Inkling54.3%SourceNot directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1
Grok 4.6—Inkling63.8%SourceNot directly comparable
Reasoning
Multimodal
Knowledge
GPQA Diamond (Vals)
Grok 4.694.7%SourceInkling87.1%SourceGrok 4.6 leads this result
MMLU-Pro (Vals)
Grok 4.689.4%SourceInkling86.3%SourceGrok 4.6 leads this result
GPQA
Grok 4.6—Inkling87.9%SourceNot directly comparable
GPQA-D
Grok 4.6—Inkling87.9%SourceNot directly comparable
HLE
Grok 4.6—Inkling46%SourceNot directly comparable
HLE w/o tools
Grok 4.6—Inkling30%SourceNot directly comparable
Instruction following
IFBench
Grok 4.6—Inkling79.8%SourceNot directly comparable
Math
AIME26
Grok 4.6—Inkling97.1%SourceNot directly comparable
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Last updated September 25, 2026