Grok 4.6 vs Mixtral 8x22B Instruct.
model vs model · prices as of
Grok 4.6 and Mixtral 8x22B Instruct split the 5 rounds this table counts: the two list price rows, the cheapest price we can explain, the standard price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
xAIGrok 4.6
$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 AIMixtral 8x22B Instruct
$4.80/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Fireworks AI · $0.792 per 1,000 pages
66k context · tool calling · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$2/M
$2/M
List price out (lower wins)
$6/M
$6/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
none below list
$4.80/M at Fireworks AI
Standard price (lower wins)
$12/M
$12/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$1.56
$0.792
Context
500k tokens
66k tokens
Open weights
no
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
no
Reasoning
yes
no
Released
12 Aug 2026
17 Apr 2024
Providers selling it
34
5
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
not stated
Providers selling both · 3
Kilo Gateway$12 / $12
Nous Portal$12 / $12
OpenRouter$12 / $12
Grok 4.6 then Mixtral 8x22B Instruct, per million tokens
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Grok 4.6Nous Portal$1.60 / $4.80 $2 / $625% dearer ·
- Mixtral 8x22B InstructNous Portal$1.60 / $4.80 $2 / $625% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Grok 4.6 or Mixtral 8x22B Instruct?
- Mixtral 8x22B Instruct, at $4.80 per million tokens against $12 for Grok 4.6, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Grok 4.6: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $12 is the number to beat. Mixtral 8x22B Instruct: $4.80 at Fireworks AI.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 3 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.
- Which holds more context?
- Grok 4.6, at 500k tokens against 66k.
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.