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Skyfall 36B V2 vs Grok 4

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Skyfall 36B V2 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

Grok 4 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
Skyfall 36B V2
Benchmark Advantage
Grok 4
Context Window
Grok 4
Speed
Grok 4

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricSkyfall 36B V2Grok 4Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.55$3.00 Skyfall 36B V2
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.80$15.00 Skyfall 36B V2
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$0.75 Grok 4
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Skyfall 36B V2 is 90% cheaper overall.

Skyfall 36B V2 Providers

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Grok 4 Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Skyfall 36B V2 Wins
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Grok 4 Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkSkyfall 36B V2Grok 4Winner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-41.5-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-40.5-
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
-92.7-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
-86.6-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-87.7-
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-81.9-
Aider
Real-world code editing
-79.6-
AIME
Competition math
-94.3-
Grok 4 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Skyfall 36B V2
32,768
tokens
Grok 4
256,000
tokens
Grok 4 has a 87% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricSkyfall 36B V2Grok 4Winner
Tokens/secondN/A48.5 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A9.26s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureSkyfall 36B V2Grok 4
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertySkyfall 36B V2Grok 4
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorThedrummerXai
ReleasedMar 2025Jul 2025

Skyfall 36B V2 Modalities

Input
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Output
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Grok 4 Modalities

Input
imagetext
Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Skyfall 36B V2 has cheaper input pricing at $0.55/M tokens. Skyfall 36B V2 has cheaper output pricing at $0.80/M tokens.
Grok 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 40.5, compared to Skyfall 36B V2's score of N/A.
Skyfall 36B V2 has a 32,768 token context window, while Grok 4 has a 256,000 token context window.
Skyfall 36B V2 does not support vision. Grok 4 supports vision.