Models

GPT 5.5 vs Grok 4.5

Compare GPT 5.5 from OpenAI and Grok 4.5 from Grok on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

OpenAIGPT 5.5GrokGrok 4.5
OpenAI logo
GPT 5.5
OpenAI · text, image → text

GPT-5.5 raises the baseline for complex production workflows. It’s a strong fit for coding use cases, tool-heavy agents, grounded assistants, long-context retrieval, product-spec-to-plan workflows, and customer-facing workflows where execution quality and response polish are critical.

Input$5 /M
Output$30 /M
Cache read$0.5 /M
Grok logo
Grok 4.5
Grok · text, image → text

Grok 4.5 was trained on datasets spanning knowledge in coding, science, engineering, and math. With both intelligent and efficient reasoning, Grok 4.5 excels at real engineering tasks and exceeds comparable leading models at these tasks.

Input$2 /M
Output$6 /M
Cache read$0.5 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

GPT 5.5
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$5
$2
Output /M
$30
$6
Cache read /M
$0.5
$0.5
Context length
1,050,000
500,000
Max output
128,000
500,000
Time to First Token
5.1 s
3.5 s
Throughput
64.4 tok/s
26.6 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputswebtools
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api · responses
Released
April 24, 2026
July 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

gpt-5.5grok-4.5

Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
gpt-5.5grok-4.5
1420146015001540
Overall
14711477
Coding
15091523
Math
14791502
Hard prompts
14951498
Instruction following
14661474
Multi-turn
14761483
Creative writing
14491451
Longer query
14851487
Chinese
15121530
English
14761482
Vision
gpt-5.5grok-4.5
126013001340
Overall
12821286
OCR
12941298
Diagram
13191325
Homework
13241333

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Grok 4.5
$210 /mo
GPT 5.5
$750 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GPT 5.5, Grok 4.5?

Grok 4.5: $6/M output tokens; GPT 5.5: $30/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Grok 4.5: 1523; GPT 5.5: 1509 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

Grok 4.5: 3.5s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

GPT 5.5 accepts 1,050,000 and Grok 4.5 accepts 500,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 128,000 tokens on GPT 5.5 and 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5.

Which one generates tokens faster?

GPT 5.5 at 64.4 tok/s and Grok 4.5 at 26.6 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

GPT 5.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, function calling, structured outputs, web search and tool calling; Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context.

Can I call GPT 5.5 and Grok 4.5 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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