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Grok 4.6

Direct API pricing, with every rate traced to its source and observation date.

Last verified Tracked at this price since Context 500,000 tokensSnapshot 1b11dc74c760
01 / OFFICIAL TARIFFS

Every cost, in context.

Current verified rates from the direct provider API. Each line has its own unit and condition.

Price dimensionConditionRate / unitEvidence
STANDARDInput tokensNew input · standard API$2.00USD / 1M tokensSource ↗
Output tokensGenerated output · standard API$6.00USD / 1M tokensSource ↗
PROMPT CACHECache readEligible reused input$0.50USD / 1M tokensSource ↗
Provider effective date: not announcedReview source & method ↗
02 / CHANGE LOG

What changed, and when.

Observation dates belong to this registry. Provider effective dates appear separately when announced.

No verified input or output price change recorded.

Tracking started 2026-10-18 16:09 UTC. This registry has one price point; it cannot establish whether the provider changed prices before that date.

  1. Tracking started

    Input $2.00 · Output $6.00 · Blended $3.00

    Provider effective date not announcedOfficial price source ↗

Unchanged checks do not create new points. This timeline tracks verified input and output tariffs; other rate dimensions are shown above at their current values.

03 / COST MODEL

Make the numbers
your own.

Start with 6,000 input and 400 output tokens per task. Edit the assumptions below.

ESTIMATED MONTHLY SPEND

Standard API · your stated volume

$14.40 / month

Shape the workload01—03

THE BREAKDOWN

Every dollar, accounted for.

Same workload. Different tariff conditions.

Standard APIAll input charged at the standard rate
$14.40
New inputOutput

Prices from the verified provider source ↗. Volumes and cache reuse are your assumptions. Cache requires provider eligibility and retention; this estimate excludes tools, retries, taxes and success rate. Batch is a separate scenario.

Change the workload in the calculator ↗
04 / MODEL LINE

More in Grok.

Names and versions identify a line. They do not prove equal quality, speed or capability.

Only this verified version is in the registry.

Other versions will appear here when their prices pass verification and publication review.

05 / PROVENANCE

Check the source.

Every current rate is attached to a dated source snapshot.

Official pricing page
Open provider source ↗
Last verified
2026-10-23 08:49 UTC
Provider effective date
Not announced in verified source
Source snapshot SHA-256
1b11dc74c760e953a56424eb7d4b42694c3b557f1bdcb031c9fba7a4c8ad6a2a

Read the pricing method ↗ · Versioned pricing JSON ↗