Which is cheaper, Grok 4.5 or Pixtral Large (latest)?

Neither: both run at $12 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Grok 4.5: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $12 is the number to beat. Pixtral Large (latest): nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $12 is the number to beat.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. One provider sells both: Merge Gateway. The cheapest of them for the two together is Merge Gateway.

Which holds more context?

Grok 4.5, at 500k tokens against 128k.

Grok 4.5 vs Pixtral Large (latest).

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Grok 4.5 takes 1 of 5 rounds against Pixtral Large (latest). Both cost $12 per million tokens to run.

xAIwins 1 rounds

Grok 4.5

$12/M tokens

xAI list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $1.56 per 1,000 pages

500k context · tool calling · reads images

Mistral AI

Pixtral Large (latest)

$12/M tokens

Mistral AI list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $1.56 per 1,000 pages

128k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights

List price in (lower wins)

$2/M

List price out (lower wins)

$6/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

Standard price (lower wins)

$12/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$1.56

Context

500k tokens

128k tokens

Open weights

yes

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

yes

not stated

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

yes

Released

8 Jul 2026

1 Nov 2024

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

the maker's own

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

no provider to check

Providers selling both · 1

Merge Gateway$12 / $12

Grok 4.5 then Pixtral Large (latest), per million tokens

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Grok 4.5 or Pixtral Large (latest)?: Neither: both run at $12 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Grok 4.5: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $12 is the number to beat. Pixtral Large (latest): nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $12 is the number to beat.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. One provider sells both: Merge Gateway. The cheapest of them for the two together is Merge Gateway.
Which holds more context?: Grok 4.5, at 500k tokens against 128k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.