Grok 3 vs Grok 4

Side by side pricing and context for Grok 3 and Grok 4. Rates are curated catalog values with last verified dates on each model page.

Grok 3

Prior Grok generation with optional cached input pricing. Solid mid Grok option while you evaluate Grok 4 migration cost.

Input $3.00 / Output $15.00 per 1M

Context 131.1K · Approx

Grok 4

xAI frontier Grok for general chat and reasoning-style apps. Use when you want the Grok stack; confirm rates on xAI docs as the lineup moves quickly.

Input $3.00 / Output $15.00 per 1M

Context 256K · Approx


Quick take

  • Input rates match on this snapshot.
  • Output rates match on this snapshot.
  • Both last verified on their model pages (2026-08-02 / 2026-08-02).

Rate table

MetricGrok 3Grok 4
Input / 1M$3.00$3.00
Output / 1M$15.00$15.00
Cached input / 1M$0.750n/a
Context131.1K256K
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