Grok 4.6 vs Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Grok 4.6 and Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B releases: 4 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 6 models.
- For intelligence, Grok 4.6 scores highest: Grok 4.6 (high) at 44, against Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Reasoning) at 7 for Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B.
- For output speed, Grok 4.6 is fastest: Grok 4.6 (high) at 60 t/s, against Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Non-reasoning) at 41 t/s for Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B.
Releases compared
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indexes
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grok 4.6 (high) |  SpaceXAI | 44 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 54 | $1.86 | $1.4 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $2,352 | 36k | 19k | 94M | 60 | 46.37s | 46.37s | 54.68s | 601.01s | - | 500k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Grok 4.6 (xhigh) | SpaceXAI | 44 | 49 | 51 | 52 | - | 45 | 55 | $2.32 | $1.4 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $2,830 | 38k | 20k | 97M | 57 | 51.86s | 51.86s | 60.65s | 672.32s | - | 500k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Grok 4.6 (medium) | SpaceXAI | 43 | 47 | 49 | 49 | - | 43 | 53 | $1.50 | $1.4 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $1,937 | 28k | 14k | 73M | 59 | 36.49s | 36.49s | 44.95s | 513.18s | - | 500k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Grok 4.6 (low) | SpaceXAI | 35 | 38 | 44 | 44 | - | 35 | 45 | $0.48 | $1.4 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $761 | 10k | 2k | 21M | 56 | 8.42s | 8.42s | 17.39s | 188.35s | - | 500k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Reasoning) |  Nous Research | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1.2 | $1.00 | $3.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | 2.46s | 52.39s | 64.88s | - | 406B | 128k | Aug 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text | Supports: text |  | |||
| Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 405B (Non-reasoning) | Nous Research | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1.2 | $1.00 | $3.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | 2.36s | 2.36s | 14.47s | - | 406B | 128k | Aug 2025 | - | No | Supports: text | Supports: text | | |||