Grok 4.3 vs Grok 4.7: pricing and benchmarks
Grok 4.3 is 38% cheaper on input tokens ($1.25 vs $2.00 per 1M). Grok 4.3 is 58% cheaper on output tokens ($2.50 vs $6.00 per 1M). On our document Q&A workload (50,000 questions a month), Grok 4.3 costs $575.00 a month versus $980.00 for Grok 4.7, 41% less. Epoch AI has not published a capability index score for Grok 4.3 yet.
Which should you choose?
Epoch AI has not published a capability index score for Grok 4.3 yet.
Grok 4.3 costs $1.563 per 1M tokens (3:1 input-to-output mix) vs $3.00 for Grok 4.7, 48% less.
Pricing and specs
| Grok 4.3 | Grok 4.7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | xAI |
| API model ID | grok-4.3 | grok-4.7 |
| Input / 1M tokens | $1.25 | $2.00 |
| Cached input / 1M tokens | $0.20 | $0.50 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $2.50 | $6.00 |
| Long-context rates | $2.50 in / $5.00 out above 200K prompt tokens | $4.00 in / $12.00 out above 200K prompt tokens |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 500K tokens |
| Max output | — | — |
| Batch discount | — | — |
Benchmarks
| Grok 4.3 | Grok 4.7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 154.4 |
| GPQA Diamond· Science reasoning | — | 92.7% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1–3)· Advanced math | — | 53.0% |
| SimpleQA Verified· Factual accuracy | — | 56.0% |
| ARC-AGI-2· Abstract reasoning | — | 61.4% |
| DeepSWE· Coding | — | — |
| APEX-Agents· Agentic work | — | 54.6% |
Source: Epoch AI, best recorded result per model (CC BY 4.0). A dash means no published score. See all benchmarks
Monthly cost for real workloads
| Workload | Grok 4.3 | Grok 4.7 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
Support chatbot 100,000 replies a month, ~1,500 input tokens (system prompt + history) and ~400 output tokens each. | $287.50 | $540.00 | Grok 4.3 47% cheaper |
Document Q&A (RAG) 50,000 questions a month with ~8,000 tokens of retrieved context and ~600 output tokens each. | $575.00 | $980.00 | Grok 4.3 41% cheaper |
Coding agent 10,000 agent steps a month, ~40,000 input tokens each (70% read from the prompt cache) and ~2,000 output tokens. | $256.00 | $500.00 | Grok 4.3 49% cheaper |
Cached chatbot The same 100,000-reply support chatbot, but 60% of each prompt (system prompt + conversation history) is served from the prompt cache. | $193.00 | $405.00 | Grok 4.3 52% cheaper |
Meeting notes 10,000 meetings a month summarized from ~12,000-token transcripts, ~1,000 output tokens each. | $175.00 | $300.00 | Grok 4.3 42% cheaper |
Bulk translation 200,000 short translations a month, ~800 input and ~800 output tokens each. | $600.00 | $1,280 | Grok 4.3 53% cheaper |
Content moderation 1,000,000 classifications a month, ~400 input tokens and ~80 output tokens each. | $700.00 | $1,280 | Grok 4.3 45% cheaper |
Article drafting 300 long-form articles a month written from a ~4,000-token brief and outline, ~5,000 output tokens each. | $5.25 | $11.40 | Grok 4.3 54% cheaper |
Code review bot 30,000 pull-request reviews a month, ~5,000 input tokens each (30% cached repository context) and ~700 output tokens. | $192.75 | $358.50 | Grok 4.3 46% cheaper |
Invoice extraction 100,000 documents a month parsed into structured JSON, ~1,200 input and ~250 output tokens each. | $212.50 | $390.00 | Grok 4.3 46% cheaper |
Estimates use standard list prices and ignore cache-write surcharges. Different tokenizers can count the same text differently, so test with your own prompts.
Grok 4.3 vs Grok 4.7 cost calculator
- $575.00/mo$0.01 / req
- Grok 4.7xAI$980.00/mo$0.02 / req
Standard-tier list prices. Long-context rates apply automatically where the provider publishes a threshold. Excludes cache-write surcharges, taxes, batch and volume discounts.
Grok 4.3 pricing notes
An earlier Grok 4 model with a 1M-token context window.
- Requests with 200K or more prompt tokens are billed at $2.50 input / $0.40 cached / $5 output for all tokens.
Grok 4.7 pricing notes
xAI’s newest flagship for coding and general use, with agentic tool calling and configurable reasoning.
- Requests with 200K or more prompt tokens are billed at $4 input / $1 cached / $12 output for all tokens.
- Web Search costs $5 per 1,000 calls; X Search is billed per item fetched, at $5 per 1,000 posts and $10 per 1,000 user profiles.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Grok 4.3 cheaper than Grok 4.7?
- Grok 4.3 is 38% cheaper on input tokens ($1.25 vs $2.00 per 1M). Grok 4.3 is 58% cheaper on output tokens ($2.50 vs $6.00 per 1M). On our document Q&A workload (50,000 questions a month), Grok 4.3 costs $575.00 a month versus $980.00 for Grok 4.7, 41% less.
- Which is more capable, Grok 4.3 or Grok 4.7?
- Epoch AI has not published a capability index score for Grok 4.3 yet.
- How much does Grok 4.3 cost per 1M tokens?
- Grok 4.3 costs $1.25 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens, and $0.20 per 1M cached input tokens on xAI’s standard tier.
- How much does Grok 4.7 cost per 1M tokens?
- Grok 4.7 costs $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $6.00 per 1M output tokens, and $0.50 per 1M cached input tokens on xAI’s standard tier.
- Which has the larger context window, Grok 4.3 or Grok 4.7?
- Grok 4.3 has the larger context window: 1M tokens versus 500K for Grok 4.7.