Grok 4.20 vs Grok 4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning 0309
Prices checked
Grok 4.20 and Grok 4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning 0309 split the 5 rounds this table counts: the maker's two prices, the cheapest price, the maker's blended price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
xAIGrok 4.20
2M context · tool calling · reads images
$1.56/M tokensxAI's own price · $0.90 per 1,000 pages
xAIGrok 4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning 0309
2M context · tool calling · reads images
$1.56/M tokensxAI's own price · $0.90 per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$1.25/M
$1.25/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$2.50/M
$2.50/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
none below the maker
none below the maker
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$1.56/M
$1.56/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.90
$0.90
Context
2M tokens
2M tokens
Open weights
not published
no
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
no
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
no
Released
31 Mar 2026
9 Mar 2026
Providers selling it
9
3
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 2
- xAI$1.56 / $1.56
Eden AI$1.56 / $3
Grok 4.20, then Grok 4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning 0309, per million tokens.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
What moved this week
NanoGPT · 48% cheaper · $1.25 / $2.50 $2 / $6
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Grok 4.20 or Grok 4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning 0309?
- Neither: both run at $1.56 per million tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 22 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Grok 4.20: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $1.56 is the number to beat. Grok 4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning 0309: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $1.56 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 2 providers sell both: xAI, Eden AI. The cheapest of them for the two together is xAI.
- Which holds more context?
- Both hold 2M tokens in one call.
Prices exclude tax, read 22 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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