Compare/Grok 4.5 (high) vs Pixtral Large

Grok 4.5 (high)vsPixtral Large

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

SpaceXAI

Grok 4.5 (high)

Input
$2/M
Output
$6/M
Speed
96 tok/s
TTFT
17.19s
Mistral

Pixtral Large

Input
$2/M
Output
$6/M
Speed
44 tok/s
TTFT
0.58s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Grok 4.5 (high)
Lower Latency
Pixtral Large
Benchmarks (5-6)
Pixtral Large

Pricing Comparison

MetricGrok 4.5 (high)Pixtral Large
Input ($/M tokens)$2$2
Output ($/M tokens)$6$6
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Grok 4.5 (high)$2.60
Pixtral Large$2.60

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Grok 4.5 (high)
96 tok/s
Pixtral Large
44 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Grok 4.5 (high)
17.19s
Pixtral Large
0.58s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
53.88.1
Coding Index
72.4
Math Index
2.3
GPQA Diamond
93.1%50.5%
MMLU-Pro
70.1%
LiveCodeBench
26.1%
AIME 2025
2.3%
MATH-500
71.4%
Humanity's Last Exam
40.3%3.6%
SciCode
54.1%29.2%
IFBench
34.5%
TerminalBench
Grok 4.5 (high)5 wins
6 winsPixtral Large

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Grok 4.5 (high) or Pixtral Large?

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

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Pixtral Large wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Grok 4.5 (high). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Grok 4.5 (high) generates tokens faster at 96 tok/s vs 44 tok/s. However, Pixtral Large has lower time-to-first-token (0.58s vs 17.19s).

When should I use Grok 4.5 (high) vs Pixtral Large?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Pixtral Large for stronger benchmark performance, and Grok 4.5 (high) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.