---
answer: direct
beat: ai-industry
source: 1 article · updated: August 12, 2026
---

What is Grok 4.6 and how does it rank against other AI models?

Grok 4.6 is xAI's latest model, launched August 12 with a 500,000-token context window. It jumped from 8th to 4th place on the Artificial Analysis leaderboard, scoring 61 on the Intelligence Index — matching OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol Max while still trailing Anthropic's leading models. The leap represents a significant competitive jump for xAI.

Answered in

Grok 4.6 Jumps to 4th Place — Then Musk Asks Users to Hand It Their Bank Account

xAI launched Grok 4.6 with a 500K-token context window, matching GPT-5.6 on Artificial Analysis, while Musk urged a user to let Grok Bot manage their finances.

Crashtech Editorial August 12, 2026 AI Business & Money

Read the full analysis

Other questions this article answers

More ai business & money questions

Every answer on Crashtech is written by the editor of the article it comes from — never auto-summarised. Browse all answers or the AI Business & Money beat.