Grok / X.AI

grok-4.6

Grok / X.AI • API Price Comparison

📏 Context: 500,000 tokens🏟️ Arena ELO: 1464

grok-4.6 is a large language model by Grok / X.AI with a 500K-token context window. Across the 2 API channels tracked here, input pricing ranges from $2.00–$20.00 per 1M input tokens (USD-normalized); the cheapest is OpenRouter at $2.00 per 1M input tokens. The official channel (Grok / X.AI) charges $20.00 per 1M input tokens and $60.00 per 1M output tokens. None of the tracked channels are directly reachable from mainland China without a proxy or VPN. Its Chatbot Arena ELO is approximately 1464. Prices are collected hourly from official provider pages and every tracked channel, then cross-checked by a daily data-accuracy audit.

💰 Cheapest Option
OpenRouter
$2.00/1M input
$6.00/1M output
💸 Save 90.0% vs official
🏢 Official Price
Grok / X.AI
$20.00/1M input
$60.00/1M output
🚫 Not available in China
🇨🇳 Best in China
No China-friendly options
📊 Channel Price Comparison
Compare grok-4.6 API prices across all available channels • 2 channels available
ChannelTypeInput / 1MOutput / 1MRate LimitChinavs Official
OpenRouter💰 Best Price
聚合平台$2.00$6.00---90.0%
Grok / X.AI🏢 Official
官方$20.00$60.00--Baseline
📈 Price History
Every scraper-detected price change is recorded. Same-day multiple changes take the last value; unchanged channels carry the last observed price forward.
No price history yet. New price changes will appear after the next scraper run.
💵 Estimated Monthly Costs
Based on typical usage patterns (input:output = 2:1 ratio); all channels converted to USD for comparison
Usage LevelTokens/MonthOpenRouterGrok / X.AI
🐣 Light0.1M in + 0.1M out$0.50$5.00
📊 Medium1.0M in + 0.5M out$5.00$50.00
🚀 Heavy10.0M in + 5.0M out$50.00$500.00
🏢 Enterprise100.0M in + 50.0M out$500.00$5,000.00

Frequently asked questions about grok-4.6

What is the cheapest API provider for grok-4.6?

Of the channels tracked here, OpenRouter is the cheapest at $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $6.00 per 1M output tokens (about $2.00 per 1M input). Confirm on the provider's page; figures are updated hourly.

What is the official API price of grok-4.6?

Grok / X.AI lists grok-4.6 at $20.00 per 1M input tokens and $60.00 per 1M output tokens.

Can I use grok-4.6 from mainland China?

None of the tracked channels are directly reachable from mainland China; reaching the official or international channels normally requires a proxy or VPN.

What is the context window of grok-4.6?

grok-4.6 offers a 500,000-token context window.

How often are grok-4.6 prices updated, and how reliable is the data?

Prices are scraped hourly from official pricing pages and every tracked channel, with every significant change recorded in a price-history log. A daily read-only data audit cross-checks each channel against the model producer's published price and flags stale or inconsistent rows for correction.

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