xai/grok-4-fast-reasoning vs grok-4.20-0309-reasoning
Lower price
xai/grok-4-fast-reasoning
Faster
grok-4.20-0309-reasoning
Higher efficiency
xai/grok-4-fast-reasoning
Input price
$0.00
$1.25
Output price
$0.00
$2.50
Context window
2000K
2000K
Throughput
139 tok/s
172 tok/s
Availability
97.5%
97.4%
Cost / task
$0.000
$0.004
Efficiency score
96
95
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
XAI
GROK-4.20-0309
Chat assistant
$0.00
$675.00
RAG / long context
$0.00
$1,725
Agent / tool use
$0.00
$1,800
Efficiency score: xai/grok-4-fast-reasoning
Across price, speed and reliability, xai/grok-4-fast-reasoning offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is xai/grok-4-fast-reasoning or grok-4.20-0309-reasoning cheaper?+
xai/grok-4-fast-reasoning has the lower input price — $0.00 vs $1.25 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, xai/grok-4-fast-reasoning or grok-4.20-0309-reasoning?+
Across price, speed and reliability, xai/grok-4-fast-reasoning offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.