Model pricing
Grok 5 Mini pricing
Grok 5 Mini by xAI costs $0.4 per 1M input tokens and
Grok 5 Mini pricing
.5 per 1M output tokens (cached input $0.1, batch input not recorded) as of 2026-06-13. A 1,000-input/500-output request costs $0.00115. The lowest-cost alternative with at least this context window and the same recorded reasoning category is GPT 4.1 Nano (OpenAI) at $0.05/$0.2; capability equivalence is not guaranteed.Notes
Grok 5 mini
Key pricing facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.4 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $1.5 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.1 |
| Batch input / output / 1M | Not recorded |
| Context window | 1,000,000 |
| Provider | xAI |
| Last verified | 2026-06-13 |
| Snapshot updated | 2026-06-13 |
Last updated: · Source: xAI pricing · Methodology
Frequently asked questions
What does Grok 5 Mini cost per million tokens?
Input costs $0.4 and output costs $1.5 per million tokens. The 1,000-input/500-output example costs $0.00115, before discounts, taxes, hidden reasoning tokens or context-tier surcharges.
Does Grok 5 Mini have cached or batch pricing?
Cached input: $0.1 per million tokens under the existing provider cache rules. Batch: not recorded in this dataset. Eligibility and cache-write charges depend on the provider; these discounts are not automatically stacked.
What is a cheaper alternative to Grok 5 Mini?
GPT 4.1 Nano (OpenAI) costs $0.05 input and $0.2 output per million tokens. This comparison matches context capacity and reasoning category, not benchmark quality. Test your workload before replacing a model.
How often are these prices verified?
The live pricing table synchronizes stored model records daily; public file snapshots update when the site is rebuilt. Synchronization is not independent provider verification. Snapshot updated 2026-06-13. The recorded model verification date is 2026-06-13.