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  5. Grok 3vsGrok 4.6
Updated Aug 2026

Grok 3vsGrok 4.6

Grok 4.6 has a larger context window than Grok 3 (500K tokens vs 128K tokens).

Grok 3 and Grok 4.6 compared across 52 shared prompts
SpecGrok 3Grok 4.6
Input price—$2/M tokens
Output price—$6/M tokens
Context window128K tokens500K tokens
Weights—Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedFeb 2025Aug 2026
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 52 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Mini LBO Underwrite

You are underwriting a 5-year LBO for a private equity investment committee. Company (fictional): HarborTech Services (HTS) –…

Grok 3769 words
Let’s underwrite this 5-year LBO for HarborTech Services (HTS). I'll break this down step-by-step, keeping calculations clear and concise. Step 1: Sources & Uses at Entry (End of FY2025) EBITDA (FY2025): $120m Purchase Price: 12.0x EBITDA = 12.0 * $120m = $1,440m (Enterprise Value) Transaction Fees: 2.0% of EV = 0.02 *…
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Grok 4.6579 words
Entry (end-FY2025) EV = 12.0 × $120m = $1,440.0m Fees = 2% × 1,440 = $28.8m (equity-funded) Uses = $1,468.8m Debt = 5.5× = $660.0m (TL $480.0m / Mezz $180.0m) Sponsor equity = $808.8m opening cash = $0 Convention: cash interest and PIK on beginning balances; 1% original TL amort = $4.8m/yr; optional sweep of all…
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Realistic AI Interview

Simulate a fake interview with Steve Jobs in 2025 about the future of AI.

Grok 3768 words
Interviewer: Welcome, everyone, to this exclusive interview. Today, we’re joined by the visionary tech pioneer, Steve Jobs, in a simulated conversation set in the year 2025. Steve, it’s an honor to have you with us. Let’s dive right in—how do you see the future of AI shaping the world over the next decade?
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Grok 4.6774 words
This is a fictional simulation. Steve Jobs died in 2011. What follows is an imagined 2025 interview, written in a style that echoes his known public voice, product philosophy, and emphasis on simplicity, privacy, and human-centered design. It is not a real interview or a claim about his actual views.
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Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

Grok 3454 words
Setting: A mystical tavern where time travelers and characters from different eras collide. A pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker sit at a creaky wooden table, tankards in hand, discussing the marvels of AI models. Pirate (Captain Blackbeard): Arr, mateys!
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Grok 4.6139 words
Pirate: Arrr, what be this "AI model" ye landlubbers keep yammerin' about? Some cursed crystal ball that steals a man's thoughts? Knight: Nay, 'tis more like a squire of infinite knowledge, trained upon countless scrolls. Yet I fear it lacks honor—doth it swear fealty to any lord?
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Advanced Investment Memo (IC Memo)

You are writing an internal investment committee memo for a long/short equity fund. Company (fictional): LedgerLift (ticker: LLLT) – B2B…

Grok 3883 words
Internal Investment Committee Memo Date: [Insert Date] Subject: LedgerLift (LLLT) – Recommendation and Analysis Prepared by: [Your Name] 1. Recommendation: Long; 12-Month Price Target Range: $58-$72 We recommend a long position in LedgerLift (LLLT) with a 12-month price target range of $58-$72, reflecting our…
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Grok 4.6773 words
IC MEMO: LedgerLift (LLLT) – Initiate Short Recommendation: SHORT 12-month PT: $22–35 (base $28) Current: $46 Thesis: LLLT’s mid-market spend/AP franchise is high-quality (123% NRR, low concentration) but is priced for perpetual 20%+ growth and rapid margin expansion that the unit economics and deceleration path do not…
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Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

Grok 31,616 words
Below is a detailed analysis of the hypothetical scenario where the transistor is invented in 1920 instead of 1947. I'll trace the technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through 1980, emphasizing second- and third-order effects.
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Grok 4.6838 words
Early transistors (1920s–1930s) would accelerate electronics, communications, and computing by ~20–25 years relative to actual history, with compounding effects by WWII, but constrained by contemporaneous materials science, manufacturing, vacuum-tube infrastructure, and non-electronic fields like rocketry, chemistry…
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Michelin Star Recipe Design

Design an innovative recipe for a multi-component dish worthy of a Michelin 3-star restaurant. The recipe should feature an unusual…

Grok 31,419 words
Below is a detailed design for an innovative multi-component dish inspired by the intersection of terrestrial luxury and oceanic mystery. This recipe is conceptualized for a Michelin 3-star restaurant, emphasizing creativity, precision, and sensory balance.
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Grok 4.6711 words
Lunar Embrace This dish evokes a moonlit Japanese coastline at the precise instant when receding tide exposes both ocean treasures and forest-floor secrets. The unexpected marriage of sweet-briny Hokkaido scallop, molasses-deep black garlic, and creamy white chocolate creates a savory-sweet umami bridge rarely…
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Our Verdict
Grok 3
Grok 3
Grok 4.6
Grok 4.6

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Grok 3
Input
—
Output
—
Grok 4.6
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
Where to run it

2 hosts, cheapest first

Grok 3

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Grok 4.62 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
xAI$2.00 in·$6.00 out·500k·99.6% upAmazon Bedrock$2.20 in·$6.60 out·500k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 16 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

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60%

Grok 4.6 uses 11.8x more emoji

Grok 3
Grok 4.6
54%Vocabulary64%
17wSentence Length17w
0.65Hedging0.22
2.6Bold2.2
2.3Lists1.6
0.02Emoji0.29
0.48Headings0.31
0.20Transitions0.22
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