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Grok 4.6 vs Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning

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

Paste a prompt. Watch them race.

Both models stream in parallel through your own AIgateway key. Tokens, latency, and cost update as they arrive.

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 Grok 4.6
xai/grok-4.6
Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning
xai/grok-4.20-0309-non-reasoning
ProviderxAIxAI
FamilyGrok 4Grok 4
Modalitytexttext
Context window500,000 tok2,000,000 tok
Max output32,768 tok32,768 tok
Released2026-08-122026-05-22
Input price$1.00 /1M$2.00 /1M
Output price$1.00 /1M$6.00 /1M
Cache read
Tools
Streamingyesyes
Visionyesyes
JSON mode
Reasoning
Prompt caching
Grok 4.6
xai/grok-4.6
Full spec →

xAI's Grok 4.6, a flagship reasoning model for coding, agentic tasks, and visual work. Accepts text and image inputs, and supports function calling and structured outputs.

Strengths
  • General-purpose chat
  • Long context
  • Tool use
Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning
xai/grok-4.20-0309-non-reasoning
Full spec →

xAI's Grok 4.20 non-reasoning model. Skips the thinking trace for fast, single-pass responses while keeping the same training as the reasoning variant.

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 4.6
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="xai/grok-4.6",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

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