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xAI launches Grok 4.7 at bargain prices, but benchmarks reveal a wide gap to Claude and GPT-6

46 vs 53: Grok 4.7 lands mid-pack on Artificial Analysis, but the price-to-capability math might change the frontier calculus.

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Why it matters

xAI's new model release underperforms Claude and GPT-6 on published benchmarks, but aggressive pricing could reshape how practitioners evaluate the capability-cost tradeoff in the lab race. A clear signal of competitive positioning and the emergence of a two-tier frontier.

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  1. Grok 4.7 scores 46 on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

  2. Claude Fable 5.1 scores 53

  3. GPT-6 scores 53

  4. Grok 4.7 significantly underperforms on agentic coding benchmarks

  5. Positioned as a low-cost alternative despite capability gap

  6. Published Mon Sep 21 2026

  7. Grok 4.7 released by xAI

  8. Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: Grok 4.7 scores 46 points

  9. Claude Fable 5.1 scores 53 points

  10. GPT-6 scores 53 points

  11. Wider gap in agentic coding benchmarks

  12. Positioned as lower-cost alternative

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Publisher excerpt: xAI has released Grok 4.7, its most capable model yet. But on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, it scores just 46 points, landing mid-pack and well behind Claude Fable 5.1 and GPT-6 at 53 each. The gap grows even wider in agentic coding. The upside is it's cheap.
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