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xAI

Grok 4.1

8.0
out of 10

xAI's Grok 4.1 has two things nobody else offers: real-time access to X (Twitter) data and a 2 million token context window. Access comes bundled with X Premium — so if you're already paying for X, Grok is effectively included.

Context window

2.0M tokens

API (blended)

$6.00/1M

Consumer access

Free (limited) / $8/mo

Multimodal

Yes

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Strengths

  • +Real-time X (Twitter) data access — unique capability
  • +2M token context window — second only to Llama 4 Scout
  • +Cheapest access point if already paying for X Premium ($8/month)
  • +Strong benchmarks — MMLU-Pro 86.6% confirmed by Artificial Analysis

Weaknesses

  • -xAI API pricing not fully transparent — harder to budget
  • -Requires X ecosystem buy-in for subscription access
  • -Real-time X data only useful for specific tasks
  • -Smaller developer ecosystem and tooling than OpenAI/Anthropic

Best for

real-time researchcurrent eventssocial media analysislong-context tasksX Premium subscribers

Not ideal for

users without X integration needsprivacy-sensitive workpredictable API budgeting

Pricing details

Subscription plans

Free (basic X account)Very limited Grok queries per day via X app(Heavily rate-limited; not viable for regular use)
Free
X PremiumMeaningful Grok access via X app and grok.com, Blue checkmark, reduced ads, longer posts(Rate limits apply; lower context window cap vs API)
$8/mo
X Premium+Full Grok access, no ads, highest Grok usage limits
$16/mo

API pricing

xAIApproximate — xAI API pricing not fully transparent at time of writing. Verify at x.ai/api before budgeting.
$3/$15
OpenRouterSmall markup over xAI direct.
$3.1/$15.5

Prices verified February 2026. LLM pricing changes frequently — verify at the provider's site before budgeting.

Last updated: February 2026