Compare/LongCat Flash Lite vs Grok-1

LongCat Flash LitevsGrok-1

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

LongCat

LongCat Flash Lite

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
121 tok/s
TTFT
5.37s
xAI

Grok-1

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

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
LongCat Flash Lite
Lower Latency
Grok-1
Benchmarks (7-0)
LongCat Flash Lite

Pricing Comparison

MetricLongCat Flash LiteGrok-1
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0
Output ($/M tokens)$0$0
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
LongCat Flash Lite$0.00
Grok-1$0.00

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
LongCat Flash Lite
121 tok/s
Grok-1
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
LongCat Flash Lite
5.37s
Grok-1

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
23.911.7
Coding Index
16.5
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
63.6%
MMLU-Pro
LiveCodeBench
AIME 2025
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
6.0%
SciCode
28.4%
IFBench
43.1%
TerminalBench
10.6%
LongCat Flash Lite7 wins
0 winsGrok-1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, LongCat Flash Lite 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?

LongCat Flash Lite 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?

LongCat Flash Lite generates tokens faster at 121 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, Grok-1 has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 5.37s).

When should I use LongCat Flash Lite vs Grok-1?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, LongCat Flash Lite for stronger benchmark performance, and LongCat Flash Lite for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.