GPT-4o (2024-08-06) vs Grok 4.7
| Signal | GPT-4o (2024-08-06) | Delta | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 67 | -33 | |
Benchmarks | 74 | -12 | |
Pricing | 90 | -5 | |
Context window size | 81 | -9 | |
Recency | 0 | -100 | |
Output Capacity | 67 | -23 | |
| Overall Result | 0 wins | of 6 | 6 wins |
Score History
71.2
current score
Grok 4.7
right now
88.8
current score
GPT-4o (2024-08-06)
OpenAI
Grok 4.7
xAI
Grok 4.7 saves you $350.00/month
That's $4200.00/year compared to GPT-4o (2024-08-06) at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | GPT-4o (2024-08-06) | Grok 4.7 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71 | 89 | Grok 4.7 |
| Rank | #158 | #43 | Grok 4.7 |
| Quality Rank | #158 | #43 | Grok 4.7 |
| Adoption Rank | #158 | #43 | Grok 4.7 |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 128K | 500K | Grok 4.7 |
| Pricing | $2.50/$10.00/M | $1.60/$4.80/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 67 | 100 | Grok 4.7 |
| Benchmarks | 74 | 86 | Grok 4.7 |
| Pricing | 90 | 95 | Grok 4.7 |
| Context window size | 81 | 90 | Grok 4.7 |
| Recency | 0 | 100 | Grok 4.7 |
| Output Capacity | 67 | 90 | Grok 4.7 |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 71/100 (rank #158), placing it in the top 46% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 89/100 (rank #43), placing it in the top 86% of all 290 models tracked.
Grok 4.7 has a 18-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably stronger performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Choose GPT-4o (2024-08-06) when you need:
- General-purpose tasks across coding, writing, and analysis
Choose Grok 4.7 when you need:
- High-volume production workloads where API costs must be minimized
- Processing long documents or large codebases (500K token context)
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
Grok 4.7 offers 49% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $96.00/month with Grok 4.7 vs $187.50/month with GPT-4o (2024-08-06) - a $91.50 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Grok 4.7 also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (500K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($4.80/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (89/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Grok 4.7 clearly outperforms GPT-4o (2024-08-06) with a significant 17.599999999999994-point lead. For most general use cases, Grok 4.7 is the stronger choice. However, GPT-4o (2024-08-06) may still excel in niche scenarios.
By Use Case
Best for Quality
GPT-4o (2024-08-06)
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Grok 4.7
49% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
GPT-4o (2024-08-06)
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
GPT-4o (2024-08-06)
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
GPT-4o (2024-08-06)
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by OpenAI
- Choose for Quality - Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
- Choose for Reliability - Higher uptime and faster response speeds
- Choose for Prototyping - Stronger community support and better developer experience
- Choose for Production - Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
| Capability | GPT-4o (2024-08-06) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoningdiffers | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
| Image Output |
GPT-4o (2024-08-06)
OpenAI
Grok 4.7
xAI
Grok 4.7 saves you $7.86/month
That's 48% cheaper than GPT-4o (2024-08-06) at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | GPT-4o (2024-08-06) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 128K | 500K |
| Max Output Tokens | 16,384 | 450,000 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Aug 6, 2024 | Sep 21, 2026 |