xAI · Text model · GA
xAI: intelligent coding model for agentic software, engineering and workflow tasks docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab)
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xAI names these settings reasoning effort. Price per token is the same at every level. Higher levels usually use more output tokens. docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab)
| Level | When to use it, per xAI | AA index | Tokens/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| low | No per-level advice published | – | – |
| medium | No per-level advice published | – | – |
| high default | No per-level advice published | – | – |
| xhigh | No per-level advice published | – | – |
Our rule of thumb: Simple or speed-critical work: low. Standard work: the lab's default. Complex work: high. Use xhigh or max only when your own tests show a gain, as OpenAI and Anthropic both advise. developers.openai.com (opens in a new tab)platform.claude.com (opens in a new tab)
US$ per 1M tokens, standard tier, short prompts. Output left blank where not published.
| Model | Input US$/1M | Output US$/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Grok 4.5 | 2 | 6 |
| Grok 4.6 | 2 | 6 |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | 1.25 | 10 |
| GPT-6 Sol | 2 | 10 |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro (preview) | 2 | 12 |
| Lab | xAI |
|---|---|
| Type | Text |
| Status | GA docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab) |
| Released | – |
| API access | Yes docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab) |
| API model ID | grok-4.5 docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab) |
| API rate limits | Default: 150 requests a second, 50,000,000 tokens a minute docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab) |
| Consumer app plans | – |
| Price at each level | Same per-token price at every level. docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab) |
| Input per 1M tokens | US$2 docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab)Up to 200K prompt. US$4 in, US$12 out above |
| Output per 1M tokens | US$6 docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab)Up to 200K prompt. US$4 in, US$12 out above |
| Cached input | US$0.3 docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab) |
| Batch in / out | – |
| Other pricing | – |
| Context window | 500K tokens docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab) |
| Max output | – |
| Input types | text, image docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab) |
| Output types | text |
| Weights | Closed docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab) |
| Reasoning | Yes docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab) |
| Tool use | Yes docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab) |
| Artificial Analysis index | – |
| Output speed | – |
| Time to first token | – |
| Reasoning levels | low, medium, high (default), xhigh docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab) |
| Lab benchmark claims | – |
| Limitations | – |
xAI API: xAI API only: remote MCP in the Responses API, the native SDK and the Speech to Speech API. Streaming HTTP and SSE. Not the Grok app, Grok Bot or Grok Build. docs.x.ai (opens in a new tab). These official remote MCP servers fit that rule. We have not tested each server with this model. A server that publishes a client list is left out when this lab is not on it.
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