Compare/GPT-5.5 (low) vs Grok-1

GPT-5.5 (low)vsGrok-1

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

OpenAI

GPT-5.5 (low)

Input
$5/M
Output
$30/M
Speed
TTFT
xAI

Grok-1

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

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Grok-1
Faster (tok/s)
Tie
Lower Latency
Tie
Benchmarks (7-0)
GPT-5.5 (low)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGPT-5.5 (low)Grok-1
Input ($/M tokens)$5$0
Output ($/M tokens)$30$0
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
GPT-5.5 (low)$8.00
Grok-1$0.00

Speed Comparison

Speed data not available for these models.

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
50.811.7
Coding Index
52.1
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
91.0%
MMLU-Pro
LiveCodeBench
AIME 2025
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
31.0%
SciCode
51.6%
IFBench
64.4%
TerminalBench
52.3%
GPT-5.5 (low)7 wins
0 winsGrok-1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.5 (low) or Grok-1?

Grok-1 is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $11.25/M for GPT-5.5 (low).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GPT-5.5 (low) wins 7 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 GPT-5.5 (low) vs Grok-1?

Choose based on your priorities: Grok-1 for lower cost, GPT-5.5 (low) for stronger benchmark performance, and both have comparable speed. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.