Compare/Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker vs Grok-1

Apriel-v1.5-15B-ThinkervsGrok-1

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
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Grok-1

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Tie
Lower Latency
Tie
Benchmarks (11-0)
Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker

Pricing Comparison

MetricApriel-v1.5-15B-ThinkerGrok-1
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0
Output ($/M tokens)$0$0
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker$0.00
Grok-1$0.00

Speed Comparison

Speed data not available for these models.

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
28.311.7
Coding Index
18.7
Math Index
87.5
GPQA Diamond
71.3%
MMLU-Pro
77.3%
LiveCodeBench
72.8%
AIME 2025
87.5%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
12.0%
SciCode
34.8%
IFBench
61.7%
TerminalBench
10.6%
Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker11 wins
0 winsGrok-1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker or Grok-1?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Grok-1. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Both models have comparable generation speeds.

When should I use Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker vs Grok-1?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker for stronger benchmark performance, and both have comparable speed. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.