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Grok 4.5
First-party standard text-token pricing.
2pricing routes
What published route metadata supports
CachingFile inputReasoningStructured outputTool useVisionWeb search
Input modalities
FilesImageText
Supported API parameters
include_reasoninglogprobsmax_tokensreasoningreasoning_effortresponse_formatseedstructured_outputstemperaturetool_choicetoolstop_logprobstop_p
Only source-backed fields are filled
Release dateNot independently verified
Knowledge cutoffNot independently verified
Open weightsNot independently verified
OpenRouter catalog date2026-07-08
First-party metadata verified Aug 26, 2026. Unfilled fields remain unknown. LLMPrice does not infer release dates, knowledge cutoffs, open-weight status, or licenses from a model name, repository link, or pricing route.
Route savings
Cheapest on bothCheapest standard route
Direct API + OpenRouterLowest published standard input and output rates for this model.
Input$2 / 1MDirect API + OpenRouterTied for the lowest published rate
Output$6 / 1MDirect API + OpenRouterTied for the lowest published rate
Based on current published standard rates. Batch, long-context, and other special billing variants are excluded from this summary.
Could this workload cost less?Compare Grok 4.5 with cheaper models using the same workload.
Find cheaper alternatives →| Endpoint / route | Model ID | Input | Cached | Output | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct APIStandard | grok-4.5 | $2 | $0.3 | $6 | 500K | Official provider ↗ |
| OpenRouterStandard | x-ai/grok-4.5 | $2 | $0.3 | $6 | 500K | OpenRouter API ↗ |
Tracking since Aug 26, 2026
No verified price changes have been recorded since tracking began on Aug 26, 2026. The Aug 26, 2026 catalog is the baseline; LLMPrice does not invent or backfill older prices.
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