Author's Description
Grok 4 Fast is xAI's latest multimodal model with SOTA cost-efficiency and a 2M token context window. It comes in two flavors: non-reasoning and reasoning. Read more about the model on xAI's [news post](http://x.ai/news/grok-4-fast). Reasoning can be enabled using the `reasoning` `enabled` parameter in the API. [Learn more in our docs](https://openrouter.ai/docs/use-cases/reasoning-tokens#controlling-reasoning-tokens)
Key Specifications
Supported Parameters
This model supports the following parameters:
Features
This model supports the following features:
Performance Summary
Grok 4 Fast, xAI's latest multimodal model, demonstrates a balanced performance profile with notable strengths in reliability and specific accuracy benchmarks. With a 2M token context window and available in both non-reasoning and reasoning flavors, it was created on September 18, 2025. The model exhibits moderate speed performance, ranking in the 21st percentile across two benchmarks, and offers moderate pricing, placing it in the 39th percentile. A standout feature is its exceptional reliability, achieving a 100% success rate across all benchmarks, indicating consistent and usable responses. In terms of specific performance, Grok 4 Fast achieved 94.0% accuracy in the Coding (Baseline) benchmark, placing it in the 93rd percentile, though with a relatively high duration. Its performance in the Ethics (Baseline) benchmark was particularly impressive, achieving perfect 100.0% accuracy. This makes it the most accurate model at its price point and among models of comparable speed for ethical reasoning. While its speed is moderate, its high accuracy in critical areas like ethics and strong coding performance, coupled with its perfect reliability, position Grok 4 Fast as a robust and dependable option, especially for applications requiring high accuracy and consistent output.
Model Pricing
Current Pricing
| Feature | Price (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|
| Prompt | $0.2 |
| Completion | $0.5 |
| Input Cache Read | $0.05 |
Price History
Available Endpoints
| Provider | Endpoint Name | Context Length | Pricing (Input) | Pricing (Output) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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xAI
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xAI | x-ai/grok-4-fast | 2M | $0.2 / 1M tokens | $0.5 / 1M tokens |
Benchmark Results
| Benchmark | Category | Reasoning | Strategy | Free | Executions | Accuracy | Cost | Duration |
|---|
Other Models by x-ai
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Released | Params | Context |
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Speed | Ability | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xAI: Grok Code Fast 1 | Aug 26, 2025 | — | 256K |
Text input
Text output
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| xAI: Grok 4 | Jul 09, 2025 | — | 256K |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| xAI: Grok 3 Mini | Jun 10, 2025 | ~2.7T | 131K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| xAI: Grok 3 | Jun 10, 2025 | ~2.7T | 131K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| xAI: Grok 3 Mini Beta | Apr 09, 2025 | ~2.7T | 131K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| xAI: Grok 3 Beta | Apr 09, 2025 | ~2.7T | 131K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| xAI: Grok 2 Vision 1212 Unavailable | Dec 14, 2024 | — | 32K |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| xAI: Grok 2 1212 Unavailable | Dec 14, 2024 | — | 131K |
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
| xAI: Grok Vision Beta Unavailable | Nov 18, 2024 | — | 8K |
Image input
Text input
Text output
|
★★★★★ | ★★★ | $$$$$ |
| xAI: Grok Beta Unavailable | Oct 19, 2024 | — | 131K |
Text input
Text output
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★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |