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grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning vs Grok 4.5

Output tokens cost $6.00 per million on grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning and $6.00 per million on Grok 4.5. Input tokens cost $2.00 per million on grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning and $2.00 per million on Grok 4.5. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.20 per million on grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning and $0.50 per million on Grok 4.5. Context lengths are 2,000,000 tokens on grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning and 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 0.9s on grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning and 1.6s on Grok 4.5. Measured output throughput is 89.0 tok/s on grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning and 25.2 tok/s on Grok 4.5.

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Grok logo
grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning
Grok · text, image → text

Grok 4.20 Beta is our latest flagship model, offering industry-leading speed and agent tool-invocation capabilities. It combines the lowest hallucination rate on the market with strict prompt adherence, enabling it to consistently deliver precise and factual responses.

Input$2.00 /M
Output$6.00 /M
Grok logo
Grok 4.5
Grok · text, image → text

Grok 4.5 was trained on datasets spanning knowledge in coding, science, engineering, and math. With both intelligent and efficient reasoning, Grok 4.5 excels at real engineering tasks and exceeds comparable leading models at these tasks.

Input$2.00 /M
Output$6.00 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$2.00
$2.00
Output /M
$6.00
$6.00
Cache read /M
$0.20
$0.50
Context length
2,000,000
500,000
Max output
2,000,000
500,000
Time to First Token
0.9 s
1.6 s
Throughput
89.0 tok/s
25.2 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
API Formats
Released
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July 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning
$210 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning, Grok 4.5?

grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning: $6.00/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning: 0.9s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning accepts 2,000,000 and Grok 4.5 accepts 500,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 2,000,000 tokens on grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning and 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5.

Which one generates tokens faster?

grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning at 89.0 tok/s and Grok 4.5 at 25.2 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context; Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context.

Can I call grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning and Grok 4.5 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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