Grok · Flagship · 500K context window

Grok 4.6 pricing for product descriptions

$0.0100 per call at 500 input / 1,500 output tokens.

Per call

$0.0100

10K calls/mo

$100

Cache savings

75% off input

Batch savings

50% off all

Calculate your Grok 4.6 costs

Adjust token counts, volume, and discount toggles to model your product descriptions spend. Prices verified daily against provider pricing pages.

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Estimated cost

Monthly cost
$100
10,000 calls/month
Cost per call$0.01
Daily cost$3
Input rate$2.00/MTok
Output rate$6.00/MTok
Analyze your real spend

Quick start

Call Grok 4.6 with the OpenAI Python SDK pointed at api.x.ai:

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.x.ai/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["XAI_API_KEY"],
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="grok-4.6",
    max_tokens=1500,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Your prompt here"}]
)
# Cost: ~$0.0100 per call at standard rates
# Input:  $2.00/MTok
# Output: $6.00/MTok

How Grok 4.6 compares on cost

Per-call cost for all models scoring 50+ on product descriptions benchmarks. Hover for details.

Cheapest viable option: Claude Sonnet 5 at $0.0160/call (-60% less, 87/100 quality).

What drives product descriptions cost

Catalogue-scale generation: modest output per item, multiplied across thousands of SKUs. Per-call price is small and total spend is set by catalogue size, which makes this a batch API workload almost by definition: descriptions are rarely needed within seconds. Shared brand and formatting context belongs in the cached prefix.

For Grok 4.6 specifically, that means output tokens cost 3.0x more than input, at $6.00 vs $2.00 per MTok. At this use case’s 500/1,500 token split, output accounts for 90% of the $0.0100 per-call cost.

Complete Grok 4.6 pricing breakdown

Standard token rates

Direction$/MTokTokens per call
Input$2.00500
Output$6.001,500

Prompt caching: 75% off input tokens

Caching drops input cost from $2.00 to $0.50/MTok. For repeated system prompts, that saves $0.000750 per call.

Batch API: 50% off all tokens

Submit requests asynchronously and receive 50% off all token costs. This works best for offline pipelines where latency requirements are flexible.

Monthly cost projections

Monthly volumeCost per callStandard monthlyCached monthlyYou save with caching
10,000 calls$0.0100$100$92.5$7.5
50,000 calls$0.0100$500$462.5$37.5
100,000 calls$0.0100$1,000$925$75
500,000 calls$0.0100$5,000$4,625$375
1,000,000 calls$0.0100$10,000$9,250$750

Grok 4.6 quality benchmarks for product descriptions

Benchmark data for product descriptions is pending for Grok 4.6. Test against your own evaluation suite before moving to production.

Performance across all task types

Grok 4.6 scores by task type. Product Descriptions highlighted.

Task typeConfidence scoreRank out of 20

Confidence scores are a third-party benchmark snapshot from week 29 of 2026. This snapshot is 8 weeks old, so treat the scores as directional and validate against your own evals.

Alternative models for product descriptions

8 models score 80+ on product descriptions benchmarks, sorted by input rate. Cheapest: Claude Sonnet 5 (-60% less, 87/100 quality).

ModelProviderInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokQualityPer callvs Grok
Claude Sonnet 5Claude$2.00$10.0087/100$0.016060% more
GPT 5.6 TerraGPT$2.00$12.0080/100$0.019090% more
Gemini 3.1 ProGemini$2.00$12.0084/100$0.019090% more
Claude Sonnet 4.6Claude$3.00$15.0085/100$0.0240140% more
GPT 5.6 SolGPT$4.00$20.0092/100$0.0320220% more
Claude Opus 4.8Claude$5.00$25.0093/100$0.0400300% more
GPT 5.5GPT$5.00$30.0091/100$0.0475375% more
Claude Fable 5Claude$10.00$50.0095/100$0.0800700% more

About Grok 4.6

Provider

Grok

Tier

Flagship

Context

500K tokens

Released

Aug 2026

Other models from Grok

ModelTierInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokContext
Grok 4.5Flagship$2.00$6.00500K
Grok 4.3Mid-tier$1.25$2.501,000K
Grok Build 0.1Fast / Budget$1.00$2.00256K

You can compare Grok 4.6 head-to-head against any other model on our model comparison pages, or track how pricing has changed over time on the pricing history tracker.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Grok 4.6 cost for product descriptions per API call?

A typical product descriptions call using Grok 4.6 costs about $0.0100 per call. This estimate uses 500 input tokens and 1,500 output tokens at standard rates. Standard rates are $2.00 per million input tokens and $6.00 per million output tokens.

Is Grok 4.6 the best model for product descriptions?

Our benchmark data does not yet include a product descriptions ranking for Grok 4.6. We recommend testing it against your own evaluation criteria before production usage.

What is the cheapest model for product descriptions with good quality?

The most affordable model for product descriptions above 80/100 quality is Claude Sonnet 5. It comes from Claude at $2.00 per million input tokens. Output costs $10.00 per million tokens with a quality score of 87/100. Switching from Grok 4.6 to Claude Sonnet 5 saves about -60% per API call.

How can I reduce my Grok 4.6 costs for product descriptions?

Three strategies lower Grok 4.6 costs for this task type effectively. Prompt caching gives a 75% discount on input tokens when reusing system prompts. The batch API gives 50% off all tokens for asynchronous processing workloads. Prompt optimization reduces token counts through more concise instructions and context windows. Combining caching with batching brings your cost from $0.0100 to about $0.001250 per call.

How does Grok 4.6 pricing compare to other Grok models?

Grok has 3 other models alongside Grok 4.6 today: Grok 4.5 at $2.00/$6.00 per million tokens (flagship), Grok 4.3 at $1.25/$2.50 per million tokens (mid-tier), Grok Build 0.1 at $1.00/$2.00 per million tokens (fast / budget). The right choice depends on whether your product descriptions workload prioritizes quality, cost, or speed.

What context window does Grok 4.6 support?

Grok 4.6 supports a context window of 500K tokens per API call. This sets the maximum combined length of your input prompt and generated response. For product descriptions, typical calls use 500 input and 1,500 output tokens. That is well within this limit, leaving room for longer prompts or multi-turn conversations.

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