Grok 4.20

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Predecessor to Grok 4.3 with 2M context. Later aligned to Grok 4.3 pricing.

Strengths
Huge 2M-token context, later aligned to Grok 4.3 pricing.
Best for
Very long-context tasks that exceed a 1M window.
Limitations
Superseded by Grok 4.3.

Input / 1M

$1.25

Output / 1M

$2.50

Cached input / 1M

$0.2

Context window

2M

Where it sits

8th-cheapest frontier model

by blended $/Mtok among 24 listed frontier models

57% below the frontier median

blended $/Mtok across 24 frontier models

Output costs 2× input

$1.25 in / $2.50 out per 1M

Cached input saves 84%

$0.2 vs $1.25 per 1M fresh

Down 48% since launch (Mar 2026)

blended price vs launch

Computed live from current prices and this model's history — not hand-written, so it stays accurate as prices move.

Price history

Input (solid)Output (dashed)
Price per 1M tokens over timeOutput went from $6.00 to $2.50; Input went from $2.00 to $1.25 between Mar 2026 and May 2026.Output on 10 Mar 2026: $6.00Output on 12 May 2026: $2.50Out $2.50Input on 10 Mar 2026: $2.00Input on 12 May 2026: $1.25In $1.25Mar 2026May 2026

Blended price change (3:1 I/O mix)

30d
90d
decreased 47.9%
1y
decreased 47.9%
Since launch
decreased 47.9%

Snapshots

Effective Input Output Cached in Note Source
12 May 2026 $1.25 $2.50 $0.2 Realigned to Grok 4.3 pricing; present by Wayback docs.x.ai capture 2026-05-12 (realignment bracketed 2026-04-01 → 2026-05-12) docs.x.ai
10 Mar 2026 $2.00 $6.00 $0.2 Launch pricing (OpenRouter; still $2/$6 at Wayback capture 2026-04-01) openrouter.ai/x-ai/grok-4.20

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