Compare/Granite 4.0 Micro vs Grok-1

Granite 4.0 MicrovsGrok-1

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

IBM

Granite 4.0 Micro

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
xAI

Grok-1

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Tie
Lower Latency
Tie
Benchmarks (10-1)
Granite 4.0 Micro

Pricing Comparison

MetricGranite 4.0 MicroGrok-1
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0
Output ($/M tokens)$0$0
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Granite 4.0 Micro$0.00
Grok-1$0.00

Speed Comparison

Speed data not available for these models.

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
7.711.7
Coding Index
5.0
Math Index
6.0
GPQA Diamond
33.6%
MMLU-Pro
44.7%
LiveCodeBench
18.0%
AIME 2025
6.0%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
5.1%
SciCode
11.9%
IFBench
24.8%
TerminalBench
1.5%
Granite 4.0 Micro10 wins
1 winsGrok-1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Granite 4.0 Micro or Grok-1?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Granite 4.0 Micro wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Grok-1. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Both models have comparable generation speeds.

When should I use Granite 4.0 Micro vs Grok-1?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Granite 4.0 Micro for stronger benchmark performance, and both have comparable speed. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.