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Grok 4.6 API Pricing

14 available providers and 14 live price sources tracked, including 1 official provider.

Data snapshot:

Official input / 1M$2.00
Lowest input / 1M$0.0552
Maximum input gap97.2%Not a service-quality measure
Comparable providers1414 live

Task fit and model switching guide

Derived from official positioning and current ComputeUnion provider and pricing data.

Official positioningOfficially positioned for frontier capability and quality-first work.

Discount vs official API

Input-price difference for the same model; negative values are above official price.

Price composition

Input and output remain paired within each provider quote.

Capability radar

Task-fit levels derived from official positioning, not an independent benchmark.

Channel unit price and evidence map

X-axis is the provider quote per 1M input tokens; Y-axis is price-evidence strength. No usage volume is assumed.

External capability comparison for related models

Only evidence-backed related models with the same external metric are compared.

Artificial Analysis

Choose a related model for Grok 4.6

Compare price, capability, and provider coverage; select a model name for its detail page.

ModelOfficial roleOfficial input/outputExternal scoreProviders
Grok 4.6CurrentFrontier flagship$2.00 / $6.006114
GPT-5.6 SolFrontier flagship$4.00 / $20.005932
Claude Fable 5Frontier flagship$10.00 / $50.006027
Kimi K3Frontier flagship$3.00 / $15.005716
Sources and verification method
  • Prices: current official and provider quotes in ComputeUnion, calculated within each provider.
  • Capability: official task positioning plus safely matched Artificial Analysis metrics; neither is presented as a ComputeUnion benchmark.
  • Evidence: official, live API, platform-submitted, and unreviewed quotes remain visibly separated.

Best-fit tasks

  • Best suited to advanced agent workflows.
  • Best suited to coding.
  • Best suited to knowledge work.
  • Best suited to research.
  • Suitable for frontend design.

When to switch models

  • Compare Grok 4.5 when lower cost with strong capability matters.
  • Compare Grok 4.3 when lower cost with strong capability matters.

ComputeUnion market view

  • ComputeUnion currently tracks 14 providers, including 1 official and 14 live price sources.
  • The lowest recorded input price is 97.2% below the official input price; a lower price does not imply better reliability, limits, or refund terms.

Task guidance is generated by fixed rules from official positioning and ComputeUnion market data; it is not an independent benchmark or guarantee.

Grok 4.6 provider prices and multipliers

Input and output multipliers are each calculated as provider price ÷ official baseline; 1.00× equals the official price.

Providers: 14Market low: $0.0552Lowest observed: $0.0552Lowest input multiplier: 0.0276×
Official input baseline$2.00Official output baseline$6.00Price multipliers do not measure stability, rate limits, refunds, or service quality.
Grok 4.6 provider price and evidence comparison
Provider / operatorInput / 1M tokensOutput / 1M tokensvs officialPrice evidencePublic operating historyAPI docsRefund policyPayment / invoice
xAI (Grok)unknown$2.00$6.00
In 1.00×Out 1.00×
Official price sourcePlatform pageObserved: UnknownView docsNot providedvisa · mastercardunknown
YouPai APIVerified platformcompany$0.0552$0.1655
In 0.0276×Out 0.0276×
Live API pricePlatform pageObserved: 3 monthsDomain verifiedView docsView policy支付宝、微信、both
Bingyun AIVerified platformindividual$0.08$0.24
In 0.04×Out 0.04×
Live API pricePlatform pageObserved: 2 monthsDomain verifiedView docsView policy支付宝、微信not available
RunAPIunknown$0.0828$0.2483
In 0.0414×Out 0.0414×
Live API pricePlatform pageObserved: UnknownView docsNot providedalipay · wechatunknown
EasyRouterunknown$0.2759$0.8276
In 0.14×Out 0.14×
Live API pricePlatform pageObserved: UnknownView docsNot providedalipay · wechatunknown
IKunCodeunknown$0.2759$0.8276
In 0.14×Out 0.14×
Live API pricePlatform pageObserved: UnknownView docsNot providedalipay · wechatunknown
PackyCodeunknown$0.2759$0.8276
In 0.14×Out 0.14×
Live API pricePlatform pageObserved: UnknownView docsNot providedalipay · wechatunknown
ProAI APIunknown$0.2759$0.5517
In 0.14×Out 0.092×
Live API pricePlatform pageObserved: UnknownView docsNot providedalipay · wechatunknown
Token5U APIunknown$0.2759$0.8276
In 0.14×Out 0.14×
Live API pricePlatform pageObserved: UnknownView docsNot providedalipay · wechatunknown
OpenRouterunknown$2.00$6.00
In 1.00×Out 1.00×
Live API pricePlatform pageObserved: UnknownView docsNot providedvisa · mastercard · cryptounknown
dddAIunknown$2.069$2.069
In 1.03×Out 0.34×
Live API pricePlatform pageObserved: UnknownView docsNot providedalipay · wechatunknown
OhMyGPTunknown$2.20$6.60
In 1.10×Out 1.10×
Live API pricePlatform pageObserved: UnknownView docsNot providedalipay · wechatunknown
LaoZhang APIunknown$10.3448$10.3448
In 5.17×Out 1.72×
Live API pricePlatform pageObserved: UnknownView docsNot providedalipay · wechatunknown
PoloAPIunknown$10.3448$10.3448
In 5.17×Out 1.72×
Live API pricePlatform pageObserved: UnknownView docsNot providedalipay · wechatunknown

Platform-submitted information or domain verification does not mean the price was independently checked and is not a ComputeUnion guarantee of pricing, availability, refunds, compliance, invoices, or service quality.

Grok 4.6 price history

Observed input-price changes across providers over the last 30/90 days.

Unit: $/1M tokens

FAQ

How is Grok 4.6 API priced?

Input and output tokens are billed separately. The current recorded official baseline is $2.0000 input / $6.0000 output per 1M tokens.

Which provider is cheapest for Grok 4.6?

The lowest recorded input price is $0.0552/1M tokens from YouPai API; verify provider terms and the observation date before production use.

How do official and relay prices differ?

Official and relay channels can differ in price, latency, limits, and service terms; evaluate them separately for production traffic.