compare/Grok 4.20 ReasoningvsGrok 4.3

Grok 4.20 Reasoning vs Grok 4.3

Pricing, context window, capabilities, and release date — pulled from each provider's public docs. Both are available via the same AIgateway OpenAI-compatible endpoint; flip the model string to switch.

RUN BOTH LIVE

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 Grok 4.20 Reasoning
xai/grok-4.20-0309-reasoning
Grok 4.3
xai/grok-4.3
ProviderxAIxAI
FamilyGrok 4Grok 4
Modalitytexttext
Context window2,000,000 tok1,000,000 tok
Max output4,096 tok4,096 tok
Released2026-05-222026-05-22
Input price$2.00 /1M$1.25 /1M
Output price$6.00 /1M$2.50 /1M
Cache read
Tools
Streamingyesyes
Vision
JSON mode
Reasoning
Prompt caching
Grok 4.20 Reasoning
xai/grok-4.20-0309-reasoning
Full spec →

xAI's Grok 4.20 reasoning model. Uses extended thinking to work through complex problems, returning a reasoning trace alongside the final answer.

Strengths
  • General-purpose chat
  • Long context
  • Tool use
Grok 4.3
xai/grok-4.3
Full spec →

xAI's Grok 4.3 model with a 1M-token context window and strong agentic tool calling with minimal hallucinations. Accepts text and image inputs, and supports function calling, structured outputs, and configurable reasoning effort (none, low, medium, high).

Strengths
  • General-purpose chat
  • Long context
  • Tool use
SWITCH BETWEEN THEM

One key, both models, one line different.

# pip install aigateway-py openai
# aigateway-py: sub-accounts, evals, replays, jobs, webhook verify.
# openai SDK: chat/embeddings/images/audio — drop-in compat per our SDK's own guidance.
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1",
    api_key="sk-aig-...",
)

# Try Grok 4.20 Reasoning
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="xai/grok-4.20-0309-reasoning",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

# Try Grok 4.3 — same client, same key
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="xai/grok-4.3",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)
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