tokevenGrok 4.3
Grok 4.3 is Grok's balanced performance model, priced at $1.25/MTok input and $2.50/MTok output with a 1M context window. xAI publishes no release date for this model; dated to the March 4.20-generation launch whose pricing and 1M context window it shares. Priced from the live models table, which is what matters for costing traffic.
Input $/MTok
$1.25
Output $/MTok
$2.50
Context window
1M
Cache read discount
84% off
Grok 4.3 pricing breakdown
| Rate | Input $/MTok | Output $/MTok |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $1.25 | $2.50 |
| Cached read (84% off input) | $0.20 | - |
| Cached write (no surcharge) | $1.25 | - |
| Batch (50% off) | $0.63 | $1.25 |
| Long context (≥200K tokens) | $2.50 | $5.00 |
All rates in USD per million tokens. Prices verified against provider documentation.
Grok 4.3 task benchmarks
Confidence scores (0-100) and cross-provider rank for each task type. Rank 1 is best across all 88 models.
| Task | Confidence | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Code Generation | 39/100 | #30 |
| Code Review | - | - |
| Summarization | 60/100 | #27 |
| Q&A | - | - |
| Extraction | 70/100 | #28 |
| Reasoning | 71/100 | #28 |
| Classification | - | - |
| Creative Writing | 71/100 | #17 |
Grok 4.3 cost by use case
Estimated cost per API call using default token counts for each workload.
| Use case | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code Generation | 2,000 | 4,000 | $0.0125 |
| Unit Test Generation | 3,000 | 5,000 | $0.0163 |
| SQL Generation | 1,500 | 1,000 | $0.004375 |
| API Generation | 3,000 | 6,000 | $0.0187 |
| Code Refactoring | 4,000 | 4,000 | $0.0150 |
| Code Review | 5,000 | 2,000 | $0.0112 |
| PR Review | 8,000 | 3,000 | $0.0175 |
| Security Review | 6,000 | 2,500 | $0.0138 |
| Bug Detection | 5,000 | 2,000 | $0.0112 |
| Document Summarization | 10,000 | 1,000 | $0.0150 |
| PDF Summarization | 15,000 | 1,500 | $0.0225 |
| Meeting Notes | 8,000 | 2,000 | $0.0150 |
Monthly cost projections
Projected monthly spend at different call volumes, using code generation as a representative workload (2,000 input / 4,000 output tokens per call).
| Calls / month | Without caching | With caching (84% read discount) |
|---|---|---|
| 1K | $12.5 | $11.03 |
| 10K | $125 | $110.3 |
| 100K | $1,250 | $1,103 |
| 500K | $6,250 | $5,515 |
| 1M | $12,500 | $11,030 |
Caching estimate assumes 70% of input tokens are cache reads. Your actual cache hit rate will depend on prompt structure and reuse.
Mid-tier alternatives to Grok 4.3
Same-tier models from other providers, sorted by input price.
| Model | Provider | Input $/MTok | Output $/MTok | Input savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax M2 | MiniMax | $0.26 | $1.00 | 79% cheaper |
| DeepSeek V3 | DeepSeek | $0.27 | $1.10 | 78% cheaper |
| DeepSeek R1 | DeepSeek | $0.55 | $2.19 | 56% cheaper |
| Kimi K2 | Moonshot (Kimi) | $0.95 | $4.00 | 24% cheaper |
| GPT 5 | GPT | $1.25 | $10.00 | Same price |
| GPT 5.1 | GPT | $1.25 | $10.00 | Same price |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | Gemini | $1.25 | $10.00 | Same price |
| GPT 5.2 | GPT | $1.75 | $14.00 | 40% more |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Claude | $2.00 | $10.00 | 60% more |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Claude | $2.00 | $10.00 | 60% more |
| GPT 5.6 Terra | GPT | $2.00 | $12.00 | 60% more |
| GPT 4.1 | GPT | $2.00 | $8.00 | 60% more |
| o3 | GPT | $2.00 | $8.00 | 60% more |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | Gemini | $2.00 | $12.00 | 60% more |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Custom Tools | Gemini | $2.00 | $12.00 | 60% more |
| GPT 5.4 | GPT | $2.50 | $15.00 | 100% more |
| GPT 4o | GPT | $2.50 | $10.00 | 100% more |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Claude | $3.00 | $15.00 | 140% more |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Claude | $3.00 | $15.00 | 140% more |
Other Grok models
Grok Build 0.1
Fast / Budget / $1.00 in / $2.00 out
Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning
Mid-tier / $1.25 in / $2.50 out
Grok 4.20 Reasoning
Mid-tier / $1.25 in / $2.50 out
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
Mid-tier / $1.25 in / $2.50 out
Grok 4.6
Flagship / $2.00 in / $6.00 out
Grok 4.5
Flagship / $2.00 in / $6.00 out
Grok 4.7
Flagship / $2.00 in / $6.00 out
Grok 4.3 pricing history
Input launched
$1.25/MTok at launch
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