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Grok 4.20 Reasoning

API model name: grok-4-20-reasoning

Grok 4.20 Reasoning is xAI's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. Capabilities include Reasoning. It is priced at $0.93 per million input tokens and $2.66 per million output tokens. That is below the provider's $2.00 official input rate. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.

Pricing

Input / 1M tokens
$0.93
Output / 1M tokens
$2.66
Cache read / 1M tokens
$0.03
Official input rate
$2.00
Official output rate
$6.00

Api.Airforce price vs. the provider's official rate.-53%

Specifications

Provider
xAI
Type
chat model

Capabilities

Reasoning

Benchmarks

Independent evaluations and measured speed from Artificial Analysis.

Measured atSame model, different reasoning effort.
Intelligence Index
38.0/100
GPQA Diamond91%
Humanity's Last Exam35%
SciCode46%
τ²-bench93%
Terminal-Bench Hard38%
LCR62%

Grok 4.20 0309 v2 (Reasoning) · 22.2–38.0

Source: Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai)

What is Grok 4.20 Reasoning used for?

  • Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.
  • Complex reasoning — math, coding and step-by-step problem solving.

Grok 4.20 Reasoning vs. similar models

ModelIntelligenceContextInput / 1MOutput / 1M
Grok 4.20 Reasoning38.0$0.93$2.66
Grok 2 Vision$2.10$10.50
Grok 318.6$0.66$3.30
Grok 3 Deepersearch$0.57$2.89

Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.

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Grok 4.20 Reasoning — frequently asked questions

How much does Grok 4.20 Reasoning cost?
Grok 4.20 Reasoning is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.93 per 1M input tokens and $2.66 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
What can Grok 4.20 Reasoning do?
Grok 4.20 Reasoning supports Reasoning.
Is Grok 4.20 Reasoning free to use?
Grok 4.20 Reasoning is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use Grok 4.20 Reasoning via the API?
Grok 4.20 Reasoning is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID grok-4-20-reasoning with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes Grok 4.20 Reasoning?
Grok 4.20 Reasoning is xAI's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.