Output tokens cost $6.00 per million on Grok 4.5 and $5.00 per million on Mai Image 2.5. Input tokens cost $2.00 per million on Grok 4.5 and $5.00 per million on Mai Image 2.5. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.50 per million on Grok 4.5 and $5.00 per million on Mai Image 2.5.
Grok 4.5
Mai Image 2.5Grok 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.
MAI-Image-2.5 is Microsoft's flagship AI image generation and editing model. With top-tier realism, precise text rendering, and powerful image editing capabilities, it debuted among the top three in AI image generation rankings. It is primarily targeted at commercial design, product photography, and professional creative work.
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Mai Image 2.5: $5.00/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context; Mai Image 2.5 accepts text and image input.
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