xAI: Grok 4.6

Name: Grok 4.6 API
Brand: Xai

stable

Grok 4.6 is available through Everstack's OpenAI-compatible gateway with routing, fallback, retries, and observability.

grok-4.6grokreleased Aug 12, 2026

Provider Quick start

Context

500K

tokens

Max output

500K

tokens

Input

$2.00

per 1M

Output

$6.00

per 1M

Activity

Daily period usage

Aggregated managed Everstack traffic. Buckets below 5 tenants or 100 requests are withheld.

Providers

ProviderContextInput /MOutput /M

Pricing

Item	Price	Unit
Input	$2.00	per 1M tokens
Output	$6.00	per 1M tokens
Cache read	$0.50	per 1M tokens

Performance

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Capabilities

Modalities

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Details

Model ID: grok-4.6
Family: grok
Status: stable
Knowledge: Feb 1, 2026
Released: Aug 12, 2026

Gateway Config

API: 2024-01-01
Auth: XAI_API_KEY
Discovery: static
Provider type: static

Quick Start

index.ts

import Everstack from "@everstack/node";const client = new Everstack({  apiKey: process.env.EVERSTACK_API_KEY!,  baseUrl: "https://{instance}.{region}.everstack.ai",});const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({  model: "@xai/grok-4.6",  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Explain vector cache routing." }],});console.log(completion.choices[0]?.message?.content);

Endpoint

Base URL

https://api.x.ai/v1

Chat completions

https://api.x.ai/v1/chat/completions

Model

grok-4.6

Auth env

XAI_API_KEY

Grok 4.6 FAQ

How much does the Grok 4.6 API cost?

Through xAI, Grok 4.6 costs $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $6.00 per 1M output tokens.

What is the context window of Grok 4.6?

Grok 4.6 accepts up to 500K tokens of context and returns up to 500K output tokens on xAI.

Which providers offer Grok 4.6?

Grok 4.6 is available from OpenRouter and xAI. Everstack can route between them with automatic fallback when one is unavailable.

What can Grok 4.6 do?

Grok 4.6 supports chat, function calling, image input and reasoning. It accepts text, image and PDF input.

How do I call Grok 4.6 through Everstack?

Point any OpenAI-compatible SDK at your Everstack gateway and set the model to @xai/grok-4.6. Everstack adds retries, provider fallback, caching, per-tenant budgets and OpenTelemetry traces for every request.