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Cheapest Grok 4.20 Inference Providers

Ranks providers by estimated cost using a 1,000-input/500-output token ratio, shown per 1 million total tokens.

xAI currently ranks first at $1.666667 / 1M tokens via xai.

Provider options:
4
Ranked:
4
Metric:
Estimated cost / 1M tokens

Cheapest endpoint ranking

Cheapest Grok 4.20 Inference Providers
RankProvider / routeEstimated cost / 1M tokensSpeed measurementsEndpoint details
#1Provider / route
xAIxai
Estimated cost / 1M tokens$1.666667 / 1M tokensSpeed measurements
500-token response
5.60 s
Response starts
0.60 s
Output speed
100.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.25 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.5 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.75%
Context
2M
#2Provider / route
xAIxai/zdr
Estimated cost / 1M tokens$1.666667 / 1M tokensSpeed measurements
500-token response
9.79 s
Response starts
0.86 s
Output speed
56.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.25 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.5 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
2M
#3Provider / route
xAIxai/priority
Estimated cost / 1M tokens$3.333333 / 1M tokensSpeed measurements
500-token response
Insufficient recent data
Response starts
Insufficient recent data
Output speed
Insufficient recent data
Endpoint details
Input price
$2.5 / 1M tokens
Output price
$5 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.75%
Context
2M
#4Provider / route
xAIxai/zdr/priority
Estimated cost / 1M tokens$3.333333 / 1M tokensSpeed measurements
500-token response
Insufficient recent data
Response starts
Insufficient recent data
Output speed
Insufficient recent data
Endpoint details
Input price
$2.5 / 1M tokens
Output price
$5 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
2M

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Grok 4.20 endpoint guide

How to interpret the Cheapest Grok 4.20 Inference Providers

4 of 4 Grok 4.20 endpoints currently have the published data required for this ranking. xAI leads at $1.666667 / 1M tokens via xai. The table keeps unranked routes visible so missing measurements do not look like missing provider availability.

How estimated token cost is ranked

The cheapest ranking uses a 1,000-input/500-output-token ratio and reports the blended result per 1 million total tokens. Because providers can price input and output differently, a workload with a different token ratio may produce a different order.

Compare xAI with the next option

xAI currently ranks second at $1.666667 / 1M tokens. Compare that gap with input and output price, response-start time, output speed, 30-minute uptime, context length, and the exact route before deciding whether first place is meaningful for your workload.

Use the route, not only the provider name

Grok 4.20 has 4 published provider options, and performance data is matched to each exact OpenRouter routing tag. Different quantization, context, regional deployment, or provider configuration can change price and behavior even when the underlying model name is identical.