Grok 4.6

Grok 4.6 is xAI's frontier flagship Grok model, positioned for coding, agentic tasks, knowledge work, and STEM.

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input · usd / 1m tok

$2.00

output · usd / 1m tok

$6.00

context window

500ktokens

modalities · in → out

pricing

base api ratesusd per 1m tokens

input: $2.00over 200k · $4.00
output: $6.00over 200k · $12.00
cache read: $0.50over 200k · $1.00

brackets are by input tokens per request: a request over a threshold is billed at that bracket's rates for all of its tokens. cache creation can have a separate charge.

providers

xAI hosts Grok 4.6. Impossibl routes your request intelligently and handles failover automatically when a provider is down.

specifications

takes text and image in, gives text outxai/grok-4.6

creatorxAI
model typeText generation
context window500,000 tokens
maximum outputnot published
input
takes text and image in, gives text out
outputtext
tool callingnot verified
releasedaug 12, 2026
endpoint/v1/chat/completions

unknown means the public catalog does not establish that fact. a model's documented capabilities can differ from what a particular api supports. see the model documentation for integration details.

try it · your prompt, this model, live

# responses API
import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["IMPOSSIBL_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://api.impossibl.com/v1",
)

resp = client.responses.create(
    model="xai/grok-4.6",
    input="▌",
)
print(resp.output_text)

edit the prompt, then run

# responses API
import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["IMPOSSIBL_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://api.impossibl.com/v1",
)

resp = client.responses.create(
    model="xai/grok-4.6",
    input="▌",
)
print(resp.output_text)

edit the prompt, then run

benchmarks

intelligence index

44.3#17 of 108 models on the gateway

coding index76.8#5 of 64
agentic index53.0#6 of 53
omniscience30.5#5 of 84
gpqa94.9%#1 of 80
humanity’s last exam42.9%#15 of 87

GPQA94.9%
AA-LCR80.3%
AutomationBench Partial66.7%
SciCode56.5%
Tau Banking50.7%
Humanity’s Last Exam42.9%
AnalystAgent41.3%
CritPt17.1%
GDP.pdf All-pass17.0%
Multilingual LCR12.2%

Intelligence Index44.31
Omniscience Index30.48
GDPval Elo1618.54
legal index (API)51.9
coding index (API)76.8
agentic index (API)53
economics index (API)53.9
engineering index (API)45
intelligence index (API)44.3
strategy and ops index (API)52.5
finance and accounting index (API)49.3
healthcare and medical index (API)45.2

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each configuration is listed separately; these evaluations describe the tested model configuration, and performance and costs can differ on impossibl. unmeasured scores are omitted and api values keep their source units. last checked 2026-10-14.

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frequently asked questions

What is Grok 4.6?

Grok 4.6 is xAI's frontier flagship Grok model, positioned for coding, agentic tasks, knowledge work, and STEM. It accepts text and image inputs and supports tool calling, with reasoning effort tunable from low through an extra-high xhigh setting that Grok 4.5 does not offer.

How much does Grok 4.6 cost?

Grok 4.6 costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $6.00 per million output tokens through the Impossibl API. Cache reads cost $0.50 per million tokens. These base rates apply through 200,000 total input tokens per request. Above 200,000 input tokens, the long-context rates in the pricing table apply to the whole request. All rates are in USD.

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What is the context length of Grok 4.6?

Grok 4.6 has a 500,000-token context window through the Impossibl API.

What inputs and outputs does Grok 4.6 support?

Grok 4.6 accepts text and image as input. Grok 4.6 returns text.

How do I use Grok 4.6 through an API?

Grok 4.6 is available through the Impossibl API. Use xai/grok-4.6 as the model identifier with /v1/chat/completions. The quickstart explains how to create an API key and send your first request.

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When was Grok 4.6 released?

xAI released Grok 4.6 on August 12, 2026.

Creator release announcement ↗

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