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Grok 4.6
Grok 4.6 is SpaceXAI's frontier model built for coding, agentic tasks, and knowledge work.
Using the API
If you already have an API key, set the model name to grok-4.6:
import os
from xai_sdk import Client
from xai_sdk.chat import user
client = Client(api_key=os.getenv("XAI_API_KEY"))
chat = client.chat.create(model="grok-4.6")
chat.append(user("Find and fix the bug, then explain it: function median(a){a.sort();return a[a.length/2]}"))
response = chat.sample()
print(response.content)
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At a glance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Model name | grok-4.6 |
| Context window | 500,000 tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | February 1, 2026 |
| Modalities | Text and image input; text output |
| Output limit | No text output limit |
| Input price | $2.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $6.00 / 1M tokens |
| Reasoning | Low, medium, high (default), or xhigh |
| APIs | Responses API, Chat Completions |
| Tools | Function calling, web search, X search, code execution |
Rate limits and live pricing for your team are on the model detail page and Pricing.
For benchmark results and demos, see the announcement.
Important details
- We highly recommend setting a
prompt_cache_key(Responses API;x-grok-conv-idheader on Chat Completions). It routes a conversation's requests to the same server, making cache hits reliable; without it you often pay full input price on a cache-cold server. See What Breaks Caching for common mistakes. - Long agent loops additionally benefit from context compaction; for tool-heavy workloads see function calling.
Where it runs
- xAI API: get a key from the console
- Grok Build: the default model of the coding agent, on the API and CLI
- Cursor: available on all plans
- Model gateways: OpenRouter, Vercel, and Cloudflare
Learn more
- Reasoning - controlling
reasoning_effort, including"xhigh" - Announcement - launch post with demos and full benchmark figures
- Models - compare available models and their capabilities
- Pricing - token pricing for all models
Last updated: August 12, 2026