VERIFIEDOct 132026
Is Grok 4.6 state of the art?
No.Best recorded rank is #8 in Coding › Web dev.
As of Oct 13, 2026, Grok 4.6 from xAI. Best recorded rank is #8 in Coding › Web dev. Last listed at #8 in Coding › Web dev on 2026-09-08.
ReasoningNot SOTA · #11#11 · 0dScienceNot SOTA · #11#11 · 0dCodingNot SOTA · #16#16 · 0dCoding · paretoNot SOTA · #16#16 · 0dCoding › AgenticNot SOTA · #16#16 · 0dCoding › Agentic · paretoNot SOTA · #16#16 · 0dCoding › Web devNot SOTA · #8#8 · 0dVisionNot SOTA · #22#22 · 0dVision · paretoNot SOTA · #22#22 · 0dFactualityNot SOTA · #28#28 · 0d
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Last listed at #11 in Reasoning on 2026-08-12.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond grok-4.6_high · high | 0.9400252525252525 0.9–1.0 | 2026-08-12 | INDEP. | snap_e03cddec1fbb |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 Grok 4.6 high · high | 20.3 17.2–23.4 | 2026-10-06 | INDEP. | snap_13678220dcf7 |
| LMArena WebDev grok-4.6-high · high | 1623.5113844540763 1612.6–1634.4 | 2026-09-08 | INDEP. | snap_d2f3c94c88f6 |
| GDP.pdf grok-4.6_xhigh · xhigh | 0.172 | 2026-08-12 | INDEP. | snap_e03cddec1fbb |
| SimpleQA Verified grok-4.6_high · high | 0.493 0.5–0.5 | 2026-08-12 | INDEP. | snap_e03cddec1fbb |
| ARC-AGI grok-4.6_medium · medium | 0.875 | 2026-08-12 | INDEP. | snap_e03cddec1fbb |
Reign history
Where it sits in the succession
No closed or open crown interval includes this model.
Honest about the gaps
Where it is not the crown
| Category | This model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #11 | Last listed at #11 in Reasoning on 2026-08-12. |
| Science | Not SOTA · #11 | Last listed at #11 in Science on 2026-08-12. That board does not award a crown. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #16 | Ranked #16 in Coding. |
| Coding › Agentic | Not SOTA · #16 | Ranked #16 in Coding › Agentic. |
| Coding › Web dev | Not SOTA · #8 | Last listed at #8 in Coding › Web dev on 2026-09-08. |
| Vision | Not SOTA · #22 | Ranked #22 in Vision. |
| Factuality | Not SOTA · #28 | Last listed at #28 in Factuality on 2026-08-12. |
| Abstraction (ARC) | Not SOTA · #30 | Last listed at #30 in Abstraction (ARC) on 2026-08-12. That board does not award a crown. |