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Grok 4.6
grok-4.6xaiAvailableReleased 2026-08-12xAI's smartest model, built for long-running agents plus interactive and visual work. 500K context. The listed price is the sub-200K tier; xAI doubles input and output at or above 200K tokens in a single prompt.
TextToolsThinkingThinking: low, medium, high, xhigh
Pricing comparison
Each route's consumer price, and what multiple of the official list price it charges. Requests start at the cheapest route and only move to the next one when it fails, so you normally pay the top rate here. Lowest ready quote is marked. USD per million tokens.
| Route | Rate | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | 1x | $2.00/M | $6.00/M | $0.500/M | $2.00/M(Same as Input) |
| MeridianLowest | 0.2x | $0.400/M | $1.20/M | $0.100/M | $0.400/M |
/v1/chat/completionsAvailableGuides and comparisons
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