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Grok 4.20 Reasoning API

Input
$1.25per 1M tokens
Output
$2.5per 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.2per 1M tokens
Context
2M
No gateway feesPay-as-you-go only

Grok 4.20 Reasoning for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses.

Explore Grok 4.20 Reasoning for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses through the unified API. Supported interfaces and current availability are shown below.

  • OpenAI-style Chat Completions
  • Anthropic-style Messages
  • OpenAI-style Responses

Model details

Context window
2M tokens
Max output
30K tokens
Input
Text, images
Output
Text
Capabilities
Reasoning, Vision, Tool calling, Streaming, JSON output
Interfaces
OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses

Grok 4.20 Reasoning API pricing

Per 1M tokens. The Inferray price is what you are charged — no gateway fee is added on top of it.

Grok 4.20 Reasoning pricing.
MetricPrice
Input$1.25
Cached input$0.2
Output$2.5

What Grok 4.20 Reasoning costs for real work

Typical workloads at list price, worked out from the rates above. Nothing is added on top.

WorkloadTokensCost
1,000 chat replies1,500 tokens in, 400 out, each$2.88
Summarise a 100-page document60K tokens in, 2K out$0.080
10M tokens of coding-agent work10M tokens: 85% cached input, 12% fresh input, 3% output$3.95
1M output tokensGenerated text only$2.50

Grok 4.20 Reasoning is pay-as-you-go only

Grok 4.20 Reasoning is not included in Token Plans. Call it from a pay-as-you-go balance at the list price above, with no gateway fee.

Why teams pick it

  • Grok 4.20 Reasoning for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses.

Call Grok 4.20 Reasoning

Grok 4.20 Reasoning answers on any of the APIs below — pick the one your code already speaks and just swap in your Inferray key.

/v1/chat/completionsOpenAI-style Chat Completions · openai SDK or plain HTTP
curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "grok-4-20-reasoning",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Hello"
    }
  ]
}'
/v1/messagesAnthropic-style Messages · @anthropic-ai/sdk SDK or plain HTTP
curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/messages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "grok-4-20-reasoning",
  "max_tokens": 1024,
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Hello"
    }
  ]
}'
/v1/responsesOpenAI-style Responses · openai SDK or plain HTTP
curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/responses \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "grok-4-20-reasoning",
  "input": "Hello"
}'

Conversation compaction is also available at POST /v1/responses/compact.

Use Grok 4.20 Reasoning in your tools

Every coding agent below has a setup guide. Set the model to grok-4-20-reasoning.

Run Grok 4.20 Reasoning in Claude Code

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Questions about this model

How much does the Grok 4.20 Reasoning API cost?
Grok 4.20 Reasoning costs $1.25 per 1M input tokens and $2.5 per 1M output tokens on Inferray, and cached input is $0.2 per 1M. That is the list price, with no gateway fee on top.
Is there a free tier for Grok 4.20 Reasoning?
No. You add credit and pay Grok 4.20 Reasoning's list rate for each request — seats, projects, and API keys are free, and pay-as-you-go credit never expires.
Am I charged for failed requests?
No. A request that fails without returning a result is not billed. If a response fails part-way, the tokens already processed before the failure are charged.
Is Grok 4.20 Reasoning included in Token Plans?
No. Grok 4.20 Reasoning is pay-as-you-go only; Token Plans cover the other text models in the catalog.
Can I use Grok 4.20 Reasoning in Claude Code?
Yes. Set ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to https://api.inferray.com, ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN to your Inferray key, and ANTHROPIC_MODEL to grok-4-20-reasoning. The same key works in Codex, opencode, Cline, and other agents.
Does Grok 4.20 Reasoning support tool calling and vision?
Grok 4.20 Reasoning supports tool calling, image input, reasoning, JSON output and streaming on Inferray.
Is it the real Grok 4.20 Reasoning?
Yes. A request for grok-4-20-reasoning is answered by Grok 4.20 Reasoning from xAI, billed at its published list price. Inferray never substitutes a different or smaller model.

Prices from the catalog as of November 12, 2026.