Grok 4.6 API Cost Calculator
Grok 4.6 costs $2 per 1M input tokens and $6 per 1M output tokens at official xAI API prices, verified 2026-10-26. Estimate your own usage below — the calculator is preset to this model.
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Official price vs gateway price
| Where | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
|---|---|---|
| Official API | $2 | $6 |
Grok 4.6 is priced above at the official list rate. We have not found a gateway that sells it cheaper with a verifiable public price, so no gateway row is shown — we never estimate one.
Using open-weight models instead (DeepSeek, Qwen, Llama, gpt-oss)? See our Novita AI gateway prices, or go toNovita AI (affiliate).Disclosure.
Prompts ≥200k tokens bill the entire request at long-context rates ($4 / $12 per 1M).
Grok 4.6 price facts
| Input | $2 per 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Output | $6 per 1M tokens |
| Cached input | $0.5 per 1M tokens |
| Batch tier | $1.6 in / $4.8 out per 1M tokens |
| Context window | 500,000 tokens |
| Released | — |
| Price verified | 2026-10-26 · source |
What Grok 4.6 costs in practice
| Workload | Per call | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Chat assistant 2,000 input / 500 output tokens per call, 10,000 calls a month | $0.007 | $70.00 |
| Document processing 50,000 input / 2,000 output tokens per call, 1,000 calls a month | $0.112 | $112.00 |
| Agent loop with prompt caching 10,000 fresh input / 100,000 cached input / 2,000 output tokens per call, 500 calls a month | $0.082 | $41.00 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Grok 4.6 cost per month?
It depends entirely on token volume. As worked examples: a chat assistant doing 10,000 calls a month costs $70.00, while a document pipeline doing 1,000 long calls costs $112.00. Use the calculator on this page with your own numbers for an exact figure. Prices are official rates verified 2026-10-26.
Is Grok 4.6 cheaper than Grok 4.3?
At a blended workload of 1M input and 250K output tokens, Grok 4.6 costs $3.50 and Grok 4.3 costs $1.88 — so Grok 4.3 is cheaper at this mix. The answer can flip if your workload is mostly output or mostly cached input.
Does Grok 4.6 have batch or caching discounts?
Yes — batch processing is $1.6 / $4.8 per 1M tokens. Cached input is billed at $0.5 per 1M tokens. Prices verified 2026-10-26. We do not invent unpublished rates.
Are these official prices or gateway prices?
Grok 4.6 on this page uses official xAI API prices from the provider's public pricing page. Gateway reseller rates, when shown elsewhere on the site, are labeled separately.
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