Models

GPT 5.6 Sol vs Grok 4.5

Compare GPT 5.6 Sol 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 5.6 SolGrokGrok 4.5
OpenAI logo
GPT 5.6 Sol
OpenAI · text, image → text

GPT‑5.6 Sol sets a new standard for both intelligence and efficiency, achieving state-of-the-art results across coding, knowledge work, cybersecurity, and science while outperforming previous and competing frontier models with fewer tokens and at lower estimated cost.

Input$4 /M
Output$20 /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 5.6 Sol
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$4
$2
Output /M
$20
$6
Cache read /M
-
$0.5
Context length
1,050,000
500,000
Max output
128,000
500,000
Time to First Token
6.5 s
3.5 s
Throughput
37.0 tok/s
26.3 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
textimage
Supported Parameters
toolsthinkingstructured outputs
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
API Formats
chat_completions · responses
Released
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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-5.6-solgrok-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.

gpt-5.6-solgrok-4.5

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-5.6-solgrok-4.5
1420146015001540
Overall
14711483
Coding
15231529
Math
14791485
Hard prompts
14951507
Instruction following
14661485
Multi-turn
14761487
Creative writing
14511477
Longer query
14871496
Chinese
15121534
English
14761489
Vision
gpt-5.6-solgrok-4.5
12601280130013201340
Overall
12821282
OCR
12941294
Diagram
13111319
Homework
13231324
WebDev Arena
gpt-5.6-solgrok-4.5
1500156016201680
Overall
15561617
React
15591624
HTML
15711617
Gaming
15891680
Simulations
15851637
Data analytics
15211570

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 5.6 Sol
$540 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GPT 5.6 Sol, Grok 4.5?

Grok 4.5: $6/M output tokens; GPT 5.6 Sol: $20/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

GPT 5.6 Sol: 1529; Grok 4.5: 1523 (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 5.6 Sol accepts 1,050,000 and Grok 4.5 accepts 500,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 128,000 tokens on GPT 5.6 Sol and 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5.

Which one generates tokens faster?

GPT 5.6 Sol at 37.0 tok/s and Grok 4.5 at 26.3 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 5.6 Sol accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, thinking and structured outputs; Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context.

Can I call GPT 5.6 Sol 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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