MODEL COMPARE

Grok 4.20 vs Grok 4.6: Pricing, Capabilities and Benchmarks

Compare Grok 4.20 and Grok 4.6 across context window, API pricing, modalities, tool use and recommended use cases.

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Model AModel B

DECISION SUMMARY

Decision summary

Recommendations are conditional. Unknown values never count as a loss, and missing comparable benchmarks produce no winner.

Insufficient data

Evidence

comparable_coding_benchmark_missing

No same-source coding benchmark is attached to both model versions.

Insufficient data

Evidence

comparable_agent_benchmark_missing

Capabilities are listed, but a comparable agent benchmark is missing.

Grok 4.20

Evidence

context_window_larger

Grok 4.20=2000000; Grok 4.6=500000

Grok 4.20

Evidence

same_provider_monthly_cost_lower

Grok 4.20=1.75; Grok 4.6=3.2; input=1000000; cached_input=0; output=200000; provider=OpenRouter

Insufficient data

Evidence

open_weights_support

Grok 4.20=unknown; Grok 4.6=unknown

MODEL ATTRIBUTES

Source scope: Provider endpoint

Show differences only

Attribute	Grok 4.20	Grok 4.6	Winner
Context window`context_window_larger`Provider endpoint	2M	500K	Grok 4.20
Maximum output`max_output_larger`Provider endpoint	Unknown	Unknown	Insufficient data
Input modalities`input_modalities_differ`Provider endpoint	Text, Image, File	Text, Image, File	Insufficient data
Output modalities`output_modalities_differ`Provider endpoint	Text	Text	Insufficient data
Tool calling`tool_calling_support`Provider endpoint	Supported	Supported	Tie
Structured output`structured_output_support`Provider endpoint	Supported	Supported	Tie
Reasoning`reasoning_support`Model	Supported	Supported	Insufficient data
Open weights`open_weights_support`Model	Unknown	Unknown	Insufficient data
Input price per 1M tokens`input_price_lower`Provider endpoint	$1.25	$2	Grok 4.20
Output price per 1M tokens`output_price_lower`Provider endpoint	$2.5	$6	Grok 4.20

USAGE ESTIMATOR

Estimate token charges for the selected provider endpoints. Image, audio, request and web-search charges are not included.

This is a provider snapshot, not a quote. Confirm production pricing before use.

Monthly input tokensMonthly output tokensCached input tokens

Grok 4.20$1.75Estimated monthly cost

Grok 4.6$3.2Estimated monthly cost