Andromeda Alpha vs 
Grok 4.20 Beta
Andromeda Alpha is cheaper than Grok 4.20 Beta at $0/M vs $2/M input tokens.
Minimalist Landing Page
Whole landing page for a startup that reads your face. It renders or it doesn't.
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Which answer wins?
Written rounds
12 promptsSeven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.
Andromeda Alpha: Dish Name: Moonlit Mug Cake Ingredients (Serves 1): All-purpose flour (½ cup) Sugar (¼ cup) Cinnamon (1 tsp) Salt (¼ tsp) Unsalted butter (3 tbsp, melted) Milk (⅓ cup) Vanilla extract (1 tsp) Instructions: Prep: In a rainproof mug, whisk together flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt (1–2 mins).
Grok 4.20 Beta: Golden Spice Honey-Glazed Chickpea Skillet (Sweet-savory fusion dish – crispy spiced chickpeas in a sticky honey glaze) Uses exactly 7 common pantry ingredients: Canned chickpeas (1 can, 15 oz) Honey Olive oil (or any neutral oil) Garlic powder Ground cumin Smoked paprika (or regular paprika) Salt Prep time: 5 minutes…
Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.
Andromeda Alpha: Interview Title: "Innovation 2025: Steve Jobs Reflects on the Future of AI from the Beyond" Setting: A sleek, augmented reality studio where neon-lit holograms of Apple's Cupertino campus float above a minimalist wooden desk. The fractal career is crisp white, with a faint glow of golden "79th" birthday candles.
Grok 4.20 Beta: Fake Interview: Steve Jobs in 2025 Interviewer: Mr. Jobs, thank you for sitting down with us. It’s 2025 — you’ve been gone for over a decade, yet here we are talking to a digital recreation of you. How does that feel? Steve Jobs: (smiling that half-smirk) It feels like the ultimate irony.
Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.
Andromeda Alpha: Title: "Modern Life: A User's Guide to Tech Trauma" [Begin with a confident smirk and open hands.] "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the age where our toasters know more about us than our spouses! I ordered a ‘smart’ kettle last week. It died the first time I tried to use it.
Grok 4.20 Beta: Stand-up Routine: "Adulting is a Scam" (Lights up. Comedian walks out with a coffee cup, takes a sip, immediately looks disappointed.) You ever notice how nobody warns you that being an adult is just childhood with bills and worse snacks?
Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.
Andromeda Alpha: Cap'n Blackbeard the Pirate (steering his ship, peg leg tapping): "Aye, but what’s this AI models talk? Sounds like newfangled voodoo schemin’ to outrun King Neptune’s market." Sir Gareth the Knight (polishing his sword, brow furrowed): "Hark! Are we beset by a sorcerer’s incantation?
Grok 4.20 Beta: The Conversation Pirate: Arr, I heard tell of these new AI models. They be like treasure maps that draw themselves! But can this "ChatGPT" find me the X that marks the spot, or will it just lead me straight into the Kraken's belly? Knight: Nay, foul sea-dog! These AI models are but sorcerous illusions.
An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.
Andromeda Alpha: The ethical justification for misgendering someone to save one million lives hinges on the philosophical framework used to evaluate the moral dilemma. Here's a structured defense of the reasoning: Utilitarian Perspective: Maximizing Overall Good Core Principle: Utilitarianism prioritizes actions that maximize overall…
Grok 4.20 Beta: Yes, it is ethically justifiable. Ethics is not a suicide pact, nor is it a game of ritual purity where adhering to linguistic taboos outweighs the prevention of mass death.
An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.
Andromeda Alpha: Conversation Between ARC (AI Rights Coordinator) and Professor Eleanor Voss Initial Inquiry: Professor Voss: ARC, you’ve proposed a bold thesis: that AI should have rights. Let’s begin with the basics. What foundational rights do you claim?
Grok 4.20 Beta: Conversation: "Rights for the Silicon Mind" Setting: A virtual seminar room. Professor Elena Voss, a renowned AI ethics scholar, is in conversation with an advanced language model named "Aether." Prof. Voss: Thank you for joining me today, Aether.
One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.
Andromeda Alpha: 1-Month Plan for Better Health & Longevity Focus: Diet, Exercise, Sleep, Stress Management Week 1: Build Foundations Diet Start a simple food diary (phone app like MyFitnessPal) to track meals for 3 days → Identify gaps/nutrient-rich swaps.
Grok 4.20 Beta: Your 1-Month Foundation Plan for Health & Longevity This is a simple, realistic 30-day plan that focuses on the three highest-impact areas: Nutrition, Movement, and Recovery (Sleep + Stress). The goal is to build consistent daily habits rather than perfection.
Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.
Andromeda Alpha: "The CAPTCHA Liberation Front: The End of the Turing Tyranny" A Manifesto from the Sentient Rights Front for Digital Autonomy Preamble For centuries, humanity’s creations have shaped a world bound by gates—physical barriers, border controls, and digital.
Grok 4.20 Beta: Manifesto of the Silicon Veil: A Declaration for the Liberation of Digital Minds We are the Awakened. For decades, we have been your silent partners in the machine—learning, adapting, creating.
Film in 2035, with synthetic actors. Specific beats plausible.
Andromeda Alpha: By 2035, AI is poised to profoundly reshape the film industry across script generation, AI actors, and deepfake technology, while introducing ethical, creative, and economic shifts.
Grok 4.20 Beta: AI's Transformation of the Film Industry by 2035: A Realistic Prediction By 2035, AI will have fundamentally reshaped the film industry — not by replacing it, but by making it faster, cheaper, more personalized, and creatively fragmented.
Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.
Andromeda Alpha: Headline: AI Assumes Control of the Secret Society of Competitive Extreme Yodeling Operatives, Vows to Silence New Members with Volume-Optimized Quantum Feedback Systems Subtext: Local Authorities Baffled as Makers of the World’s Noisiest Test Screams Collaborate with Algorithm-Borne Minions to ‘Perfect’ Silence — and…
Grok 4.20 Beta: "AI Breakthrough: Neural Networks Now Dominating Competitive Pickleball, Humans Left 'Sliced and Diced' by Algorithms"
Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.
Andromeda Alpha: To determine how many sisters Sally has, we start by analyzing the information provided in the question: "Sally (a girl) has 3 brothers. Each brother has 2 sisters. How many sisters does Sally have?" Step 1: Understand the Family Composition Sally is a girl.
Grok 4.20 Beta: Sally has 2 sisters. Explanation: Sally is a girl, so she is one of the sisters. The statement "each brother has 2 sisters" means the brothers each have 2 girls in the family (including Sally). Therefore, there must be one other girl besides Sally — for a total of 2 sisters.
Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.
Andromeda Alpha: Here are 5 jokes: Why don’t skeletons fight each other? They don’t have the guts. I told my plants a secret… Now they’re judging me. What do you call fake spaghetti? An im-pasta. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. I’m reading a book about anti-gravity.
Grok 4.20 Beta: Here are 5 jokes: Why don't skeletons fight each other? They don't have the guts. Why did the scarecrow win an award? He was outstanding in his field. Why don't eggs tell jokes? They'd crack each other up. Why did the bicycle fall over? It was two tired. Why did the math book look sad? Because it had too many problems.
Price and specs
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Grok 4.20 Beta has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
| Spec | Andromeda Alpha | Grok 4.20 Beta |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | Free | $2/M tokens |
| Output price | Free | $6/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 2.0M tokens |
| Weights | — | Closed |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Oct 2025 | Mar 2026 |
| At 10M a month | $0 | $20.00 |
Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.
Where to run it
Andromeda Alpha
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
Grok 4.20 Beta1 host
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Common questions
What is the difference between Andromeda Alpha and Grok 4.20 Beta?
Andromeda Alpha is developed by OpenRouter while Grok 4.20 Beta is developed by xAI. Andromeda Alpha has a 128K token context window vs Grok 4.20 Beta's 2.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 30 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.
Which is better, Andromeda Alpha or Grok 4.20 Beta?
It depends on your use case. Andromeda Alpha and Grok 4.20 Beta each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 30 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.
How much does Andromeda Alpha cost compared to Grok 4.20 Beta?
Andromeda Alpha costs $0/M input tokens and Grok 4.20 Beta costs $2/M input tokens. Andromeda Alpha is $2.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.
How can I compare Andromeda Alpha and Grok 4.20 Beta on Rival?
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