xAI — tracked routes and prices
12 access routes across subscriptions, api (per token), free / promos. Cheapest verified per-token route: grok-build-0.1 (coding) at $1.25/M blended. 10 routes verified directly on official pages this pass; 2 via official snapshot rather than a live fetch. Snapshot 2026-09-07 (rows accessed 2026-09-07). Rankings live on the cost leaderboard.
| Category | Route | Price (list) | Notes and caveats | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscriptions | Grok Freexai--sub--grok-free | $0/mo | Free to try on the web and in the apps.· Rate limits unpublished | srcDIRECT |
| Subscriptions | SuperGrokxai--sub--supergrok | $30/mo | Higher rate limits and access to frontier models.· Official page blocked; search-snippet copy | srcEXCERPT |
| Subscriptions | SuperGrok Plusxai--sub--supergrok-plus | $100/mo | Higher weekly usage, 1080p video, priority access.· Official page blocked; search-snippet copy | srcEXCERPT |
| Subscriptions | SuperGrok Litexai--sub--supergrok-lite | $10/mo | Official Grok app In-App Purchases list. The x.ai/pricing ladder (Free $0 / SuperGrok $30 / Plus $100) renders Lite/Heavy prices client-side. | srcDIRECT |
| Subscriptions | SuperGrok Heavyxai--sub--supergrok-heavy | $300/mo | Same IAP list; also lists SuperGrok $30, Plus $100, and Extra Usage Credits packs $5/$20/$50/$100. Third-party "annual approx $250/mo effective" remains unconfirmed.· Annual-effective figure unconfirmed | srcDIRECT |
| API (per token) | grok-4.6xai--api--grok-4-6 | $2.00 in / $6.00 out (under 200k) | At or above 200k prompt: $4.00 / $12.00; cached input $0.50 / $1.00; 500k context. Prompt over threshold bills the whole request at the higher rate.· Whole-request repricing above 200k | srcDIRECT |
| API (per token) | grok-4.5xai--api--grok-4-5 | $2.00 in / $6.00 out (under 200k) | At or above 200k: $4.00 / $12.00; cached input $0.30 / $0.60; 500k context.· Whole-request repricing above 200k | srcDIRECT |
| API (per token) | grok-4.3xai--api--grok-4-3 | $1.25 in / $2.50 out (under 200k) | At or above 200k: $2.50 / $5.00; cached input $0.20 / $0.40; 1M context.· Whole-request repricing above 200k | srcDIRECT |
| API (per token) | grok-4.20-0309 (reasoning / non-reasoning / multi-agent)xai--api--grok-4-20 | Same tiers as grok-4.3 | 1M context; logprobs unsupported on 4.20+.· Logprobs unsupported | srcDIRECT |
| API (per token) | grok-build-0.1 (coding)xai--api--grok-build-0-1 | $1.00 in / $2.00 out (under 200k) | At or above 200k: $2.00 / $4.00; cached input $0.20 / $0.40; 256k context.· Whole-request repricing above 200k | srcDIRECT |
| API (per token) | Imagine images / video / voicexai--api--imagine | $0.02-0.05 per image; $0.05-0.08 per sec; $0.08 per min | Non-token billing.· Non-token billing | srcDIRECT |
| Free / promos | Grok free tierxai--promo--grok-free | $0 | Free to try on the web and in the apps.· Rate limits unpublished | srcDIRECT |
Grok Free
$0/mo
Subscriptions · DIRECT · Rate limits unpublished
SuperGrok
$30/mo
Subscriptions · EXCERPT · Official page blocked; search-snippet copy
SuperGrok Plus
$100/mo
Subscriptions · EXCERPT · Official page blocked; search-snippet copy
SuperGrok Lite
$10/mo
Subscriptions · DIRECT
SuperGrok Heavy
$300/mo
Subscriptions · DIRECT · Annual-effective figure unconfirmed
grok-4.6
$2.00 in / $6.00 out (under 200k)
API (per token) · DIRECT · Whole-request repricing above 200k
grok-4.5
$2.00 in / $6.00 out (under 200k)
API (per token) · DIRECT · Whole-request repricing above 200k
grok-4.3
$1.25 in / $2.50 out (under 200k)
API (per token) · DIRECT · Whole-request repricing above 200k
grok-4.20-0309 (reasoning / non-reasoning / multi-agent)
Same tiers as grok-4.3
API (per token) · DIRECT · Logprobs unsupported
grok-build-0.1 (coding)
$1.00 in / $2.00 out (under 200k)
API (per token) · DIRECT · Whole-request repricing above 200k
Imagine images / video / voice
$0.02-0.05 per image; $0.05-0.08 per sec; $0.08 per min
API (per token) · DIRECT · Non-token billing
Grok free tier
$0
Free / promos · DIRECT · Rate limits unpublished
Route economics at a glance
Assembled from the verified rows above — no new data. Each figure links its official source and carries the date it was read.
| Cheapest paid subscription | $10/mo | SuperGrok Lite | src 2026-09-07 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free / promo routes | 2 | 2 sold by xAI (Grok Free · Grok free tier). | |
| API per-token range (blended) | $1.25–$3.00/M | Across 5 priced API routes; blended = (3 x input + output) / 4 — see methodology. | |
| Batch / off-peak discounts | 0 | None published on tracked routes. | |
| Published overage terms | 0 of 5 routes | Checked — no per-unit figure published on tracked routes. | |
Cited intelligence scores
Quoted from the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3, accessed 2026-09-07 — not measured by us. Each value links its exact AA source row. Artificial Analysis scores every reasoning-effort variant separately; we quote the named variant shown. An asterisk marks scores AA itself flags as estimates.
Sources & methods
Snapshot 2026-09-07 (per-datum access dates at right; a few rows rest on dated official snapshots — see notes). Every price above links its official source in the routes table; every score above links its AA source row. Below, each datum's source and access date, in full. Method: methodology.
| Datum | Source | Accessed | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grok FreeSubscriptions · $0/mo | x.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| SuperGrokSubscriptions · $30/mo | x.ai | 2026-09-07 | EXCERPT |
| SuperGrok PlusSubscriptions · $100/mo | x.ai | 2026-09-07 | EXCERPT |
| SuperGrok LiteSubscriptions · $10/mo | apps.apple.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| SuperGrok HeavySubscriptions · $300/mo | apps.apple.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| grok-4.6API (per token) · $2.00 in / $6.00 out (under 200k) | docs.x.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| grok-4.5API (per token) · $2.00 in / $6.00 out (under 200k) | docs.x.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| grok-4.3API (per token) · $1.25 in / $2.50 out (under 200k) | docs.x.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| grok-4.20-0309 (reasoning / non-reasoning / multi-agent)API (per token) · Same tiers as grok-4.3 | docs.x.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| grok-build-0.1 (coding)API (per token) · $1.00 in / $2.00 out (under 200k) | docs.x.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Imagine images / video / voiceAPI (per token) · $0.02-0.05 per image; $0.05-0.08 per sec; $0.08 per min | docs.x.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Grok free tierFree / promos · $0 | x.ai | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Grok 4.6 (high) — II v4.3: 44Quoted score, not measured by us | artificialanalysis.ai | 2026-09-07 | CITED |