Grok 3: API pricing, providers and specs
Grok 3 is a text model by xAI. 6 providers serve it, from $15 to $25 /1M; the lowest price is at LaoZhang API.
A newer version is out: Grok 4.20 · released Mar 12, 2026
How Grok 3 compares
Against the 737 text models on the site priced the same way.
- Pricey for its class: at $15 /1M, its lowest price is above 91% of comparable models (median $1.10).
- Its 131K-token context window is larger than 21% of them (median 262K), about 200 pages of text.
- 6 providers serve it; 69% of comparable models have fewer.
Grok 3 prices by provider
Every provider's list price, read from its own price page or API. A price marked “from” changes with context length, resolution or mode.
| Provider | Input | Output | Prompt caching | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3/1M | From$15/1M | $0.75/1M | — | |
| $3/1M | From$15/1M | — | — | |
| $3/1M | $15/1M | — | — | |
| $3/1M | $15/1M | — | — | |
Requesty | $5/1M | From$25/1M | $5/1M | 131K |
FastRouter | $5/1M | $25/1M | $1.25/1M | 131K |
- LaoZhang API$15
- AIHubMix$15
- HeliconeFrom$15
- AzureFrom$15
- FastRouter$25
- RequestyFrom$25
Specs
- Type
- Text
- Maker
- xAI
- Inputs
- Text
- Outputs
- Text
- Context
- 131K≈ 200 pages of text
- Max output
- —
- Capabilities
- Prompt caching, JSON, Reasoning, Tool calling
- Released
- Feb 19, 2025
- License
- —
- Open weights
- —
- Monthly searches
- 23K
Alternatives to Grok 3
Same kind of model from other makers, at a similar price.
| Model | Lowest price | Context | Arena | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok 3this model | $15/1M | 131K | — | 6 |
| $8/1M | 1.05M | 1673 | 26 | |
| Kimi K3 | $8.28/1M | 1.05M | 1655 | 47 |
| GPT-6 Astra | $25/1M | 1.05M | 1775 | 31 |
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| Claude Opus 5.5 | $16/1M | 1M | 1807 | 33 |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | $8/1M | 1.05M | 1749 | 27 |
| GPT-6 Sol | $8/1M | 1.05M | 1682 | 28 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | $8/1M | 1M | 1767 | 32 |
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Grok 3 FAQ
The lowest price for Grok 3 is $15 /1M, at LaoZhang API.
LaoZhang API, at $15 /1M. 6 providers serve Grok 3; the table above lists every one with its price.
Grok 3 reads up to 131K tokens per request.
We have not found Grok 3's weights published by its maker.
6 API providers serve Grok 3. Compare their prices above, or open a provider to see everything it offers.
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