Google vs 
SpaceXAI
Verdict
- Google's flagship leads: Gemini 4 Carbon at 69.2 vs Grok 4.6 at 60.5.
- Google has the better model in 4 of 4 price bands.
- SpaceXAI's fastest ranked model (Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent, 347 tok/s) beats Google's (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite, 336 tok/s).
- Google publishes more open-weights models (17 vs 1).
- Google ships more often: one model every 15 days against every 41.
Best model per price band
Each provider’s highest-index model below the price ceiling. Purple marks the winner of the band.
| Price band | SpaceXAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Under $0.50/M | Gemma 4 26B A4B 56.1$0.198/M | Grok 4.1 Fast thinking 55.6$0.275/M |
| Under $2/M | Gemini 3.7 Flash high 62.2$1.50/M | Grok 4.20 thinking 58.4$1.56/M |
| Under $10/M | Gemini 4 Carbon high 69.2$8.00/M | Grok 4.6 high 60.5$3.00/M |
| Any price | Gemini 4 Carbon high 69.2$8.00/M | Grok 4.6 high 60.5$3.00/M |
Line-up
| Metric | SpaceXAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Flagship index | 69.2 | 60.5 |
| Ranked models | 34 | 15 |
| Open-weights models | 17 | 1 |
| Cheapest ranked, $/M | $0.063 | $0.275 |
| Fastest ranked, tok/s | 336 | 347 |
| Release cadence, days | 15 | 41 |
| Last release | 28 Oct 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Next expected | 6 Nov 2026 – 18 Nov 2026 | 15 Oct 2026 – 17 Nov 2026 |