Gok - even by this definition, it would make Animated Grimlock only a middling-to-low quality Grimlock toy:
= Presumably good in Goktimus's book - Original mould, Masterpiece, Titanium, Alternators, Beast Wars, Classics mould.
= In-between - Animated Grimlock.
= Worst - Pretender/Legends ("relatively on par"), Action Masters, Energon.
Personally I think Animated Grimlock is not a bad toy per se, just not worth his price point - some of the plastic is flimsy and the sword doesn't really stow away in beast mode. I would say to hold out unless you can get him on sale or second-hand.