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Grok 4.6 token cost
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When to use Grok 4.6
xAI flagship for coding, long-running agents, and knowledge work. Prefer this over older Grok 4 rows for new budgets. Rates rise when prompts hit the 200K long-context band.
Pricing
- Input
- $2.00/1M
- Output
- $6.00/1M
- Cached input
- $0.500/1M
- Long-context input (≥200,000)
- $4.00/1M
- Long-context output
- $12.00/1M
- Long-context cached input
- $1.00/1M
- Verified
Official pricing source · Open main calculator · Cheaper long context models
Official rates: under 200K prompt tokens $2 / $0.50 cached / $6 output per 1M. At or above 200K, the whole request bills at $4 / $1 / $12. Fast priority variants may cost more; confirm on xAI docs.
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Official documentation used for definitions, counting methods, or rate cards. Always confirm critical budgets on the provider page.