Model comparison
GPT-6 Astra vs Grok 4.1 Fast
GPT-6 Astra is the stronger model overall, scoring 70.8 to 41.4 on the Noometry Index. Grok 4.1 Fast costs 73× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-6 Astra's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 26 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 26 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-6 Astra scores higher in 10 categories and Grok 4.1 Fast in 0 categories; 10 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where GPT-6 Astra leads 93.5 to 31.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is ProofBench: 99% for GPT-6 Astra and 4% for Grok 4.1 Fast.
- Grok 4.1 Fast is cheaper at $0.20 / $0.50 per million input/output tokens, against $10 / $50 for GPT-6 Astra.
- GPT-6 Astra accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| GPT-6 Astra | Grok 4.1 Fast | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 70.8 | 41.4 |
| Released | 2026-09-03 | 2025-06-27 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 128K |
| Max output | 128K | 30K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $10 | $0.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $50 | $0.50 |
| Results tracked | 56 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-6 Astra leads
GPT-6 Astra: 73.7 (#2), Grok 4.1 Fast: 34.1 (#245)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1786 | 1242 |
| LMArena Coding | 1487 | 1411 |
| ALE-Bench | 2,951 | 394.93 |
| DeepSWE | 74.1% | — |
| FrontierCode | 53.3% | — |
| FrontierSWE | 65.5% | — |
| SciCode | 56.5% | — |
| GSO | 79.4% | — |
| WeirdML | 93.6% | — |
| MirrorCode | 46.7% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use GPT-6 Astra leads
GPT-6 Astra: 52.9 (#3), Grok 4.1 Fast: 36.3 (#39)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 15,515 | 1,107 |
| APEX-Agents | 64.7% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 69.6% |
| Remote Labor Index | 20.8% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 13.1% |
| BALROG | 68.3% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 34.2% | — |
| LMArena Search | — | 1171 |
Reasoning GPT-6 Astra leads
GPT-6 Astra: 85.1 (#1), Grok 4.1 Fast: 43.4 (#49)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 98.1% | 87.4% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1462 | 1407 |
| DTBench | 97.3% | 87.7% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 95% | — |
| SimpleBench | — | 56% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 98.5% | — |
| CritPt | 31.7% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 72% | — |
| EBR-Bench | 76.2% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 84% | — |
| LMCA | 64.4% | — |
| Bench to the Future 3 | 0.14 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 166.45 | — |
| ForecastBench | — | 61 |
Math GPT-6 Astra leads
GPT-6 Astra: 93.5 (#2), Grok 4.1 Fast: 31.9 (#221)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 99% | 4% |
| LMArena Math | 1465 | 1408 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 93.7% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 97.6% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.9% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 100% | — |
| FrontierMath Erdős | 2.9% | — |
Knowledge GPT-6 Astra leads
GPT-6 Astra: 75.3 (#1), Grok 4.1 Fast: 33.1 (#207)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 8.7% | 17.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1483 | 1399 |
| GPQA Diamond | 95.8% | — |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 54.8% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 75.6% | — |
Multimodal GPT-6 Astra leads
GPT-6 Astra: 55.0 (#3), Grok 4.1 Fast: 37.0 (#76)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1281 | 1201 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 49.7% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 80% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1468 | — |
Multilingual GPT-6 Astra leads
GPT-6 Astra: 53.7 (#61), Grok 4.1 Fast: 51.0 (#114)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1430 | 1391 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1484 | 1441 |
| LMArena French | 1456 | 1415 |
| LMArena German | 1440 | 1404 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1379 | 1349 |
| LMArena Korean | 1426 | 1361 |
| LMArena Russian | 1436 | 1387 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1407 | 1413 |
Instruction Following GPT-6 Astra leads
GPT-6 Astra: 76.3 (#44), Grok 4.1 Fast: 72.7 (#133)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1450 | 1376 |
Long Context GPT-6 Astra leads
GPT-6 Astra: 44.5 (#62), Grok 4.1 Fast: 42.4 (#126)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1456 | 1390 |
Writing & Preference GPT-6 Astra leads
GPT-6 Astra: 75.3 (#7), Grok 4.1 Fast: 57.2 (#131)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1441 | 1408 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1418 | 1394 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2173 | 1327 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1448 | 1389 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-6 Astra better than Grok 4.1 Fast?
GPT-6 Astra is the stronger model overall, scoring 70.8 to 41.4 on the Noometry Index. Grok 4.1 Fast costs 73× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-6 Astra's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GPT-6 Astra or Grok 4.1 Fast?
Grok 4.1 Fast is cheaper. It lists at $0.20 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens; GPT-6 Astra lists at $10 and $50.
Is GPT-6 Astra or Grok 4.1 Fast better for coding?
GPT-6 Astra scores higher on coding benchmarks: 73.7 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-6 Astra does, with 1.05M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-6 Astra and Grok 4.1 Fast share?
26 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-6 Astra has 56 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 Fast has 32.