Our verdict
Grok 2025 is the clear winner
Grok 2025 scores higher than Gen-4.5 in nearly every quality category shown. Its biggest lead is in 2D animation, and it also costs less.
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Grok 2025
54.0Overall score
- Rank
- —
- Price per minute
- $4.20/min
Runway
Gen-4.5
40.0Overall score
- Rank
- #12
- Price per minute
- $7.20/min
Best for
Highest overall score
Grok 2025
Grok 2025 leads the overall score by 14.0 points.
The overall score does not measure file reliability.
Best for
More readable text
Grok 2025
Grok 2025 leads by 6.5 points.
Long or moving text still needs manual review.
Best for
Lower generation cost
Grok 2025
Grok 2025 runs $4.20/min, against $7.20/min for Gen-4.5.
Provider prices can change.
Best for
Built-in audio
Grok 2025
Grok 2025 generates audio with the video; Gen-4.5 does not.
This comparison does not score audio quality.
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Reviewer scores
Scores by category
Grok 2025 wins 10 of 11 categories head-to-head. Each bar is the reviewer score out of 100.
Biggest gap2D Animation: Grok 2025 ahead by 31.5 points.
Closest categoryActor Performance: Gen-4.5 ahead by 3.3 points.
Head-to-head scores
11 categories rated head-to-head
Grok 2025Gen-4.5
Physics
45.9
37.4
Prompt Adherence
54.5
47.0
Logic Consistency
43.3
35.6
Scene Consistency
66.9
38.1
Cinematography
52.7
44.0
2D Animation
72.5
41.0
3D Animation
67.7
38.5
Actor Performance
34.7
38.0
Objects
53.1
42.4
Animals
54.5
40.2
Text Fidelity
37.0
30.5
