grok-4.5 API price comparison

Compare grok-4.5 token prices across supported API token platforms.

Provider: xAI ยท Category: chat

Cheapest overall

Micu

0.17 USD/M tokens combined per 1M tokens

Lowest input

Micu

0.04 USD/M tokens input per 1M tokens

Lowest output

Micu

0.13 USD/M tokens output per 1M tokens

Last refreshed

Sep 6, 2026

10 listed platforms

Best listed option

grok-4.5 is currently cheapest overall on Micu, with input at 0.04 USD/M tokens and output at 0.13 USD/M tokens per million tokens.

That is about 98% below the highest listed combined price on this page.

Pricing insight

Across 10 listed routes, grok-4.5 is cheapest overall on Micu at 0.17 USD/M tokens. The median combined price is 4.40 USD/M tokens, so the cheapest route is about 96% below the median listed route.

  • Lowest total cost

    Micu

    Best first check for balanced coding-agent sessions: 0.17 USD/M tokens.

  • Prompt-heavy work

    Micu

    Useful for large repositories and long context reads: 0.04 USD/M tokens input.

  • Response-heavy work

    Micu

    Useful for long answers, edits, and agent loops: 0.13 USD/M tokens output.

Median combined price

4.40 USD/M tokens

Baseline for judging whether the cheapest route is unusually low.

Cache price coverage

100%

10 of 10 routes publish cache read or write prices.

Fresh rows

8/10

Routes crawled in the last 72 hours.

Prices are crawler-backed and normalized; confirm final prices on the target platform before large purchases.

Use case fit

grok-4.5 from xAI can be compared by input, output, and combined per-million-token cost to select the most economical API route.

Platform price comparison

PlatformRatioInputOutputTotal
Micu 0.02x 0.04 USD/M tokens 0.13 USD/M tokens 0.17 USD/M tokens
Now Coding 0.03x 0.06 USD/M tokens 0.18 USD/M tokens 0.24 USD/M tokens
APINebula 0.50x 0.15 USD/M tokens 0.45 USD/M tokens 0.60 USD/M tokens
RightCodes 0.10x 0.20 USD/M tokens 0.60 USD/M tokens 0.80 USD/M tokens
PackyCode 0.30x 0.60 USD/M tokens 1.80 USD/M tokens 2.40 USD/M tokens
DawCode 0.80x 1.60 USD/M tokens 4.80 USD/M tokens 6.40 USD/M tokens
AIHubMix 1.00x 2.00 USD/M tokens 6.00 USD/M tokens 8.00 USD/M tokens
Atlas Cloud 1.00x 2.00 USD/M tokens 6.00 USD/M tokens 8.00 USD/M tokens
Qianduoduo 1.00x 2.00 USD/M tokens 6.00 USD/M tokens 8.00 USD/M tokens
Yunwu 1.00x 2.00 USD/M tokens 6.00 USD/M tokens 8.00 USD/M tokens

FAQ

Where is grok-4.5 cheapest?

Micu has the lowest listed combined price at 0.17 USD/M tokens per 1M tokens.

What do input and output prices mean?

Input is charged for prompt tokens you send. Output is charged for tokens generated by the model.

How often are prices refreshed?

Prices are crawler-backed and this page was last refreshed Sep 6, 2026. Always confirm before large purchases.

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