xAI · Balanced

Grok 4.3 API pricing

$1.25 / 1M input tokens   ·   $2.50 / 1M output tokens

📊Cheaper than 12 of the other 24 models we track, pricier than 12 — rank 13 of 25 by input price.

Pricing note: Long-context tier (>200K input) doubles to $2.50 / $5.

Within the balanced tier (9 models we track), the average input rate is $1.92/1M — Grok 4.3 runs about 35% below that average.

Output tokens cost 2.0x the input rate for Grok 4.3 — below the 4.6x average across all tracked models.

Similar balanced-tier alternatives

Provider
xAI
Tier
Balanced
Input /1M tokens
$1.25
Output /1M tokens
$2.50
Context window
1M tokens
Verified
September 10, 2026