---
title: "Grok 4.6 API Pricing"
source_api: "openrouter"
model: "x-ai/grok-4.6"
provider: "xai"
model_type: "llm"
context_window: 500000
max_output_tokens: 450000
input_modalities: ["image","pdf","text"]
output_modalities: ["text"]
weights_access: closed
canonical_url: https://coolhandlabs.com/inference-apis/openrouter-x-ai-grok-4-6
index_url: https://coolhandlabs.com/inference-apis
---

# Grok 4.6 sticker prices

List rates as published by OpenRouter, before any volume or enterprise discounts.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | xai (served via OpenRouter) |
| Model type | LLM — Generates text from a prompt, so it can be compared with other LLMs on price and capability. |
| Pricing published by | OpenRouter |
| Input modalities | Image, PDF, Text |
| Output modalities | Text |
| Input cost | $2.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output cost | $6.00 / 1M tokens |
| Context window | 500,000 tokens |
| Max output tokens | 450,000 tokens per response (includes reasoning tokens) |
| Model weights | Closed weights |
| Cached input | $0.50 / 1M tokens |
| Capabilities | Tool calling, Structured output, Reasoning, Vision |
| Knowledge cutoff | February 2026 |
| Deprecated | No |

## Tiered / volume pricing

| Condition | Input cost | Output cost |
|---|---|---|
| Above 200,000 input tokens | $4.00 / 1M | $12.00 / 1M |

## Get this data free

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```
curl "https://coolhandlabs.com/api/v2/inference_apis?q%5Bmodel_eq%5D=x-ai%2Fgrok-4.6&q%5Bsource_api_eq%5D=openrouter"
```

Full REST API docs: https://coolhandlabs.com/docs

## Pricing History

- Aug 16, 2026 – present: Input cost: $2.00 / 1M, Output cost: $6.00 / 1M, Cached input cost: $0.50 / 1M, Cache creation cost: $0.00 / 1M, 5-minute cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, 1-hour cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, Reasoning output cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cache storage cost: $0.00 / 1M/hr

## History

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- 2026-08-16 (unknown):
Initial record created

## Source

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## Comparable models

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## What other models does xai offer?

| Model | Input cost | Output cost | Max output tokens | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Grok Code Fast 1](https://coolhandlabs.com/inference-apis/opencode-grok-code) (via OpenCode) | $0.00/1M | $0.00/1M | 256,000 | Deprecated 2026-08-12 |
| [Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)](https://coolhandlabs.com/inference-apis/xai-grok-4-20-0309-non-reasoning) | $1.25/1M | $2.50/1M | 30,000 | Deprecated 2026-05-15 |
| [Grok 4.20 (Reasoning)](https://coolhandlabs.com/inference-apis/xai-grok-4-20-0309-reasoning) | $1.25/1M | $2.50/1M | 30,000 | Deprecated 2026-05-15 |
| [Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent](https://coolhandlabs.com/inference-apis/xai-grok-4-20-multi-agent-0309) | $1.25/1M | $2.50/1M | 30,000 | Deprecated 2026-05-15 |
| [Grok 4.3](https://coolhandlabs.com/inference-apis/xai-grok-4-3) | $1.25/1M | $2.50/1M | 30,000 | Deprecated 2026-05-15 |
| [Grok 4.5](https://coolhandlabs.com/inference-apis/xai-grok-4-5) | $2.00/1M | $6.00/1M | 500,000 | Deprecated 2026-05-15 |

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