Grok 4 Cost Calculator

Grok 4 is xAI's flagship with native X (Twitter) integration for real-time information and reasoning.

Input

$4.00

per 1M tokens

Output

$20.00

per 1M tokens

Context window

256K

tokens

Released

2025-11

Cutoff 2025-09

Model

≈ Estimated tokenizer·$4.00 in·$20.00 out (per 1M)

Quick start with a use case

Input tokens

Output tokens

Total cost per call$0.0140

Input$0.004000

Output$0.0100

Cost comparison

Standard

$0.0140

With Caching

$0.0125

Save 11% ↓

With Batch

Not supported

Detailed pricing

Grok 4 pricing breakdown

All pricing dimensions including caching and batch discounts.

Type	Price (per 1M tokens)	Note
Input	$4.0000	Standard input tokens
Output	$20.0000	Generated output tokens
Cached input	$1.0000	Reused prompt content

Last verified 2026-05-01 · xAI official pricing

How it compares

Grok 4 vs alternatives

Single-call cost (1000 input + 500 output tokens) ranked from cheapest.

Model	Per call	vs Grok 4
Grok 4 xAI · this page	$0.0140	—
GPT-5 mini OpenAI	$0.000600	−96%
DeepSeek V4 DeepSeek	$0.000900	−94%
Gemini 3.0 Flash Google	$0.001250	−91%
o4-mini OpenAI	$0.002700	−81%
Claude Haiku 4.5 Anthropic	$0.003500	−75%

Recommended use

When to choose Grok 4

Grok 4 shines for general-purpose tasks, complex multi-step reasoning, tasks needing real-time information, and image and document understanding. Token counts are estimated within ~10-20% margin.

✓Context window of 256K tokens handles long conversations and large documents.

✓Prompt caching available — significant savings for repeated system prompts.

✓Tool / function calling supported.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Grok 4 costs $4.00 per 1M input tokens and $20.00 per 1M output tokens. A typical chat call (1000 input + 500 output tokens) costs approximately $0.0140. Use the calculator above to estimate your specific use case.