Grok · Fast / Budget · 256K context window
$0.0120 per call at 4,000 input / 4,000 output tokens.
Per call
$0.0120
10K calls/mo
$120
Cache savings
80% off input
Batch savings
50% off all
Adjust token counts, volume, and discount toggles to model your code refactoring spend. Prices verified daily against provider pricing pages.
Call Grok Build 0.1 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-build-0.1",
max_tokens=4000,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Your prompt here"}]
)
# Cost: ~$0.0120 per call at standard rates
# Input: $1.00/MTok
# Output: $2.00/MTokPer-call cost for all models scoring 50+ on code refactoring benchmarks. Hover for details.
Highest-quality affordable option: Claude Haiku 4.5 at $0.0240/call (2.0x the cost, 72/100 quality). Grok Build 0.1 is already the cheapest choice for code refactoring.
Refactoring sends existing code and gets a rewritten version back, so input and output are roughly symmetric, unusual for a code task. That symmetry means neither rate dominates and total cost tracks the size of the file. The practical lever is scope: refactoring one module per call rather than a whole package keeps you off the long-context pricing tier, where some providers re-rate the entire request.
For Grok Build 0.1 specifically, that means output tokens cost 2.0x more than input, at $2.00 vs $1.00 per MTok. At this use case’s 4,000/4,000 token split, output accounts for 67% of the $0.0120 per-call cost.
| Direction | $/MTok | Tokens per call |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $1.00 | 4,000 |
| Output | $2.00 | 4,000 |
Caching drops input cost from $1.00 to $0.20/MTok. For repeated system prompts, that saves $0.003200 per call.
Submit requests asynchronously and receive 50% off all token costs. This works best for offline pipelines where latency requirements are flexible.
| Monthly volume | Cost per call | Standard monthly | Cached monthly | You save with caching |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 calls | $0.0120 | $120 | $88 | $32 |
| 50,000 calls | $0.0120 | $600 | $440 | $160 |
| 100,000 calls | $0.0120 | $1,200 | $880 | $320 |
| 500,000 calls | $0.0120 | $6,000 | $4,400 | $1,600 |
| 1,000,000 calls | $0.0120 | $12,000 | $8,800 | $3,200 |
Consider alternatives for code refactoring
Scores 54/100 (rank #28 of 88). Better options exist at similar price points for code refactoring.
Top-ranked: Claude Opus 5.5 (79/100) at $0.0960/call
Grok Build 0.1 scores by task type. Code Refactoring highlighted.
| Task type | Confidence score | Rank out of 88 |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 76/100 | #27 |
| Creative Writing | 73/100 | #14 |
| Extraction | 71/100 | #25 |
| Summarization | 63/100 | #24 |
| Code Generation(current page) | 54/100 | #28 |
Confidence scores are a third-party benchmark snapshot from week 26 of 2026. This snapshot is 17 weeks old, so treat the scores as directional and validate against your own evals.
5 models score 80+ on code refactoring benchmarks, sorted by input rate. Cheapest: Claude Haiku 4.5 (100% more, 72/100 quality).
| Model | Provider | Input $/MTok | Output $/MTok | Quality | Per call | vs Grok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Claude | $1.00 | $5.00 | 72/100 | $0.0240 | 100% more |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | Claude | $4.00 | $20.00 | 79/100 | $0.0960 | 700% more |
| Claude Opus 5 | Claude | $5.00 | $25.00 | 72/100 | $0.1200 | 900% more |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | Claude | $10.00 | $50.00 | 74/100 | $0.2400 | 1900% more |
| Claude Fable 5 | Claude | $10.00 | $50.00 | 72/100 | $0.2400 | 1900% more |
Provider
Grok
Tier
Fast / Budget
Context
256K tokens
Released
May 2026
xAI's coding-specialised model and the cheapest Grok row on output. Released in early access; xAI publishes release notes at month granularity only.
| Model | Tier | Input $/MTok | Output $/MTok | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok 4.6 | Flagship | $2.00 | $6.00 | 500K |
| Grok 4.5 | Flagship | $2.00 | $6.00 | 500K |
| Grok 4.3 | Mid-tier | $1.25 | $2.50 | 1M |
| Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning | Mid-tier | $1.25 | $2.50 | 1M |
| Grok 4.20 Reasoning | Mid-tier | $1.25 | $2.50 | 1M |
| Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Mid-tier | $1.25 | $2.50 | 1M |
| Grok 4.7 | Flagship | $2.00 | $6.00 | 500K |
You can compare Grok Build 0.1 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.
See how Grok Build 0.1 costs change across different workload types.
Code Generation
$0.0100/call
Unit Test Generation
$0.0130/call
SQL Generation
$0.003500/call
API Generation
$0.0150/call
Code Review
$0.009000/call
PR Review
$0.0140/call
Security Review
$0.0110/call
Bug Detection
$0.009000/call
Document Summarization
$0.0120/call
PDF Summarization
$0.0180/call
Meeting Notes
$0.0120/call
Email Summarization
$0.004000/call
Chatbot
$0.004000/call
RAG Pipeline
$0.009000/call
Customer Support Bot
$0.005000/call
FAQ Bot
$0.003100/call
Data Extraction
$0.006000/call
JSON Extraction
$0.004600/call
Invoice Parsing
$0.003200/call
Resume Parsing
$0.004100/call
Chain of Thought
$0.0130/call
Legal Analysis
$0.0180/call
Math Reasoning
$0.007500/call
Financial Analysis
$0.0160/call
Content Moderation
$0.000700/call
Sentiment Analysis
$0.000700/call
Categorization
$0.001100/call
Intent Detection
$0.000500/call
Copywriting
$0.004500/call
Blog Writing
$0.0170/call
Marketing Copy
$0.006800/call
Product Descriptions
$0.003500/call
A typical code refactoring call using Grok Build 0.1 costs about $0.0120 per call. This estimate uses 4,000 input tokens and 4,000 output tokens at standard rates. Standard rates are $1.00 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens.
Grok Build 0.1 scores 54 out of 100 on code refactoring benchmarks overall. It ranks #28 across all 88 models in our cross-provider registry. The highest-ranked model for this task is Claude Opus 5.5 from Claude. That model scores 79/100 on this task type. Confidence scores are a third-party benchmark snapshot from week 26 of 2026. This snapshot is 17 weeks old, so treat the scores as directional and validate against your own evals.
The most affordable model for code refactoring above 80/100 quality is Claude Haiku 4.5. It comes from Claude at $1.00 per million input tokens. Output costs $5.00 per million tokens with a quality score of 72/100. Claude Haiku 4.5 costs more per call than Grok Build 0.1 but scores higher on quality benchmarks for this task type.
Three strategies lower Grok Build 0.1 costs for this task type effectively. Prompt caching gives a 80% 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 $0.0120 to about $0.001200 per call.
Grok has 7 other models alongside Grok Build 0.1 today: Grok 4.6 at $2.00/$6.00 per million tokens (flagship), 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 4.20 Non-Reasoning at $1.25/$2.50 per million tokens (mid-tier), Grok 4.20 Reasoning at $1.25/$2.50 per million tokens (mid-tier), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent at $1.25/$2.50 per million tokens (mid-tier), Grok 4.7 at $2.00/$6.00 per million tokens (flagship). The right choice depends on whether your code refactoring workload prioritizes quality, cost, or speed.
Grok Build 0.1 supports a context window of 256K tokens per API call. This sets the maximum combined length of your input prompt and generated response. For code refactoring, typical calls use 4,000 input and 4,000 output tokens. That is well within this limit, leaving room for longer prompts or multi-turn conversations.
This calculator estimates costs based on published rates only. Connect your API usage to see where your money goes and which models drive your spend.