Grok 4.6 tops CursorBench at $2.81 per task, far below rivals
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on August 21, 2026.
The number that stings rivals is $2.81 per task versus $17.32 for the model Musk says Grok just edged out. Vendor benchmark claims deserve scrutiny, but coding-model pricing is where AI margins get decided.
Grok 4.6 on extra high thinking mode now achieves #1 score on CursorBench! https://t.co/MZDjMTtqK2 [Quoted @XFreeze]: Grok 4.6 just took the #1 spot on CursorBench 3.2.....and the efficiency is insane Here's the cost comparison: • Grok 4.6 Extra High — 70.8% | $2.81/task • Fable 5 Max — 70.5% | $17.32/task • Opus 5 Max — 70.0% | $8.23/task • GPT-5.6 Sol Max — 67.2% | $5.69/task Grok https://t.co/gZXRhuXlka
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Grok 4.6 in extra high thinking mode took the top spot on CursorBench 3.2 with a score of 70.8%, ahead of Fable 5 Max at 70.5%.
Grok 4.6 Extra High priced out at $2.81 per task against Fable 5 Max's $17.32, so developers can run roughly six Grok tasks for the price of one from the closest benchmark rival.
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CursorBench is a coding-focused evaluation, so for companies deploying AI at scale in software development workflows, per-task cost directly shapes margins.
Elon Musk amplified the result on X on August 21, quoting an account that had tabulated the benchmark standings. Vendor-amplified benchmark results warrant independent scrutiny, but the figures give xAI a concrete efficiency story for enterprise customers weighing coding model contracts.