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Grok 4.6 vs Sarvam-30B

Comparing Grok 4.6 and Sarvam-30B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

xAI · Sarvam AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok 4.6 and Sarvam-30B trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Grok 4.6

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

Choose Sarvam-30B

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok 4.6
xAI
Sarvam-30B
Sarvam AI
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$2.00 / M
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Output price
$6.00 / M
— / M
Context window
500,000
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Released
Aug 2026
Mar 2026
License
Proprietary
Apache 2.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Grok 4.6 and Sarvam-30Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok 4.6 specifies input context (500,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok 4.6
Input500,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Sarvam AI
Sarvam-30B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Aug 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok 4.6 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Sarvam-30B does not.

Grok 4.6 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Grok 4.6

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Sarvam-30B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok 4.6 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Sarvam-30B uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Grok 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

Sarvam-30B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok 4.6 was released on 2026-08-12, while Sarvam-30B was released on 2026-03-06.

Grok 4.6 is 5 months newer than Sarvam-30B.

Grok 4.6

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

5mo newer
Sarvam-30B

Mar 6, 2026

5 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok 4.6 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-02-01, while Sarvam-30B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok 4.6's training data extends to 2026-02-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Sarvam-30B's cutoff date.

Grok 4.6

Feb 2026

Sarvam-30B

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok 4.6 and Sarvam-30B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok 4.6
✓ Preferred
Sarvam-30B
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok 4.6 vs Sarvam-30B.

Which is better, Grok 4.6 or Sarvam-30B?

Grok 4.6 (xAI) and Sarvam-30B (Sarvam AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Grok 4.6 compare to Sarvam-30B in benchmarks?

Grok 4.6 scores CursorBench v3.2: 69.9%, DeepSWE 1.1: 65.9%, FrontierCode: 61.3%, AA-Index: 61.0%, GDPval-AA: 58.4%. Sarvam-30B scores MATH-500: 97.0%, AIME 2025: 96.7%, MBPP: 92.7%, HumanEval: 92.1%, MMLU: 85.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok 4.6 and Sarvam-30B?

Grok 4.6 supports 500K tokens and Sarvam-30B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Grok 4.6 and Sarvam-30B?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok 4.6 and Sarvam-30B?

Grok 4.6 is developed by xAI and Sarvam-30B is developed by Sarvam AI.

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