Grok 4
nano-gpt/grok-4-07-09By nano-gpt · family: grok · released 2025-07-09
⚠ This is a community fine-tune or derivative — not an official vendor release.
Prices in USD per 1M tokens. Unknown means the provider does not publish per-token pricing.
Capabilities
Model fit scores
0–100 · higher is betterThese scores reward declared capabilities, context size, price and provider availability — they are not benchmark results. Use them as a directional signal alongside your own evaluation.
Coding19
- Tool calling0/40
- Structured output0/20
- Reasoning10/10
- Context window (100K → 1M)8/20
- Provider availability1/10
Agents31
- Tool calling0/35
- Structured output0/25
- Reasoning15/15
- Output token limit15/15
- Provider availability1/10
JSON / structured output0
- Structured output / JSON mode0/50
- Tool calling0/20
- Temperature control0/10
- Price-friendly for high-volume0/20
Cost efficiency31
- Headline price (log-scaled)31/95
- Has prompt-cache pricing0/5
Long context60
- Context window (100K → 2M)50/90
- Has published price for full window10/10
Vision82
- Accepts image input50/50
- Context window (10K → 1M)21/30
- Has published price10/10
- Provider availability1/10
Production-readiness50
- Number of independent providers5/40
- Has published per-token price20/20
- Context window ≥ 8K15/15
- No data inconsistencies across providers10/10
- Official model (not derivative)0/15
Cost Efficiency Index
Open full calculator →Estimated cost using the recommended provider's headline rate. Each scenario fixes average input/output tokens — the assumptions are shown in the third column.
| Scenario | Cost | Assumption |
|---|---|---|
RAG answer per 1,000 RAG answers | $22.50 $0.02 per request | 5K input tokens (query + 4 retrieved chunks of ~1K each) and a 500-token answer. Typical SaaS knowledge-base bot. |
Support ticket triage per 10,000 tickets | $45.00 < $0.01 per request | 1K input tokens (ticket body + system prompt) and a 100-token JSON classification reply. High-volume customer support. |
Data extraction per 1,000 documents | $13.50 $0.01 per request | 2K input tokens (a single document page) and a 500-token JSON extraction. ETL / invoice / form pipelines. |
Code review per 1,000 PRs | $39.00 $0.04 per request | 8K input tokens (diff + surrounding files) and a 1K-token review comment. PR-bot workloads. |
Agent step per 1,000 steps | $45.00 $0.04 per request | 12K input tokens (long-running tool history) and a 600-token tool-call decision. Cost per agent step. |
Pricing detail
Recommended pricing from nano-gpt · x-ai/grok-4-07-09
Available on 1 providers
| Provider | Provider model id | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NanoGPT nano-gpt | x-ai/grok-4-07-09 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 256K | 2025-07-09 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Grok 4 cost?
Grok 4 costs $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens, sourced from nano-gpt. Cache reads, audio tokens and >200K-context tiers (where applicable) are listed in the Pricing detail block above.
What is the context window of Grok 4?
Grok 4 has a context window of 256K tokens, with a max output of 131K tokens per reply. This is the total combined size of prompt + completion.
Does Grok 4 support tool calling?
No. Grok 4 does not support tool calling (function calling). If your workflow requires it, look at the /capabilities/tool-calling list for alternatives.
Does Grok 4 support structured output / JSON mode?
No. Grok 4 does not support structured output / JSON-schema-constrained decoding. If your workflow requires it, look at the /capabilities/structured-output list for alternatives.
Can Grok 4 accept image input?
Yes. Grok 4 accepts both text and image input. Vision pricing per image is usually billed on top of the regular token rate — check nano-gpt's docs for the exact rule.
Is Grok 4 open-weight?
No. Grok 4 is a proprietary model — only nano-gpt (and any approved hosting partners) can serve it. The pricing above reflects the cheapest API access.
What are the best alternatives to Grok 4?
If Grok 4 doesn't fit, consider Brave (Answers), Exa (Research), Auto model (Basic). Each one targets the same use case — see the Related links below for direct head-to-head pages.
Where does this data come from?
All numbers come from the public models.dev API and are normalised into a single canonical model record. We re-pull daily and write any changes (price, context, capability) to the /changelog page.
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