GPT-6.1 Sol vs Grok 4.7
GPT-6.1 Sol scores higher on the Models at Work leaderboard (82 vs 58 out of 100). They cost about the same per million tokens ($4 vs $3.74 blended). On Artificial Analysis' independent Intelligence Index, GPT-6.1 Sol leads 52 to 46.
| GPT-6.1 Sol · OpenAI | Grok 4.7 · xAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Leaderboard rank | #5 | #12 |
| Score (0–100) | 82 | 58 |
| Tier | Workhorse | Workhorse |
| Price per 1M tokens | $2 in · $10 out | $3.74 blended (estimate) |
| Context window | 1M | 500K |
| Open weights | No | No |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 52 | 46 |
| Humanity's Sixth Sense (Scale) | 46.6 | — |
| Best for | OpenAI-standardised teams, Agents API and Decisions API, Cost-controlled reasoning | X-integrated products |
Choose GPT-6.1 Sol if…
- you need openai-standardised teams
- you need agents api and decisions api
- you need cost-controlled reasoning
Near-Astra intelligence at a fifth of the price, which is OpenAI's own line and, for once, the index agrees.
Choose Grok 4.7 if…
- you need x-integrated products
Mid-table on the index at a frontier price, with a smaller context window than everyone above it.
Caveats: 500K context is the smallest in the table. Listed by Artificial Analysis under the creator's current corporate name.
What practitioners say
GPT-6.1 Sol: The launch thread's title did the arguing: 'near-Astra for a fifth of the price' drew 955 comments, most of them about routing.
Questions people ask
Which is better, GPT-6.1 Sol or Grok 4.7?
GPT-6.1 Sol scores higher on the Models at Work leaderboard (82 vs 58 out of 100). They cost about the same per million tokens ($4 vs $3.74 blended). On Artificial Analysis' independent Intelligence Index, GPT-6.1 Sol leads 52 to 46.
When should I choose GPT-6.1 Sol over Grok 4.7?
Choose GPT-6.1 Sol for openai-standardised teams, agents api and decisions api, cost-controlled reasoning. Near-Astra intelligence at a fifth of the price, which is OpenAI's own line and, for once, the index agrees.
When should I choose Grok 4.7 over GPT-6.1 Sol?
Choose Grok 4.7 for x-integrated products. Mid-table on the index at a frontier price, with a smaller context window than everyone above it.
Which is cheaper, GPT-6.1 Sol or Grok 4.7?
GPT-6.1 Sol costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens on OpenAI's list price (OpenAI API pricing, read Oct 10, 2026). xAI does not publish a simple list price for Grok 4.7; Artificial Analysis estimates a blended $3.74 per million tokens (three input to one output).
Scores come from the Models at Work leaderboard: Score is 0 to 100: 50% independent evals normalised within this table, 20% price-performance, 15% practitioner sentiment from Signals and community threads, 15% operational fit (context, speed, availability, open weights). Models within three points are a tie in practice. Vendor-published figures are labelled as such and never counted as independent. Prices are vendor list prices where published; blended figures assume three input tokens per output token.