Hy4 vs Grok 4.6
API pricing, benchmark indices and specs — updated 6 November 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Hy4 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | API-only (closed weights) | API-only (closed weights) |
| Parameters | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Architecture | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Context length | 1,048,576 | 500,000 |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Commercial use | Per API terms | Per API terms |
| Languages | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads 30d | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads all time | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Quantizations on the Hub | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Gated | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| First seen on the Hub | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| API input price / 1M tokens | $0.42 | $2.00 |
| API output price / 1M tokens | $1.25 | $6.00 |
| Est. cost per 1M input + 1M output tokens | $1.67 | $8.00 |
| Cached input / 1M tokens | $0.021 | $0.50 |
| AA Intelligence Index | 34.6 | 31 |
| AA Coding Index | — | 75.9 |
| AA Agentic Index | — | 52.5 |
| Max output tokens | 65,536 | 450,000 |
| API providers | 1 | 2 |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes | Yes |
API cost
Estimated cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens via OpenRouter
Hy4
$1.67
Grok 4.6
$8.00
Hy4 is 4.8× cheaper at list price.