xAI's frontier model for long-running agents, coding, knowledge work, and visual projects
Specification
xai listing
Context
500K
Max output
500K
Released
2026-09-21
Knowledge cutoff
2026-05
Retires
2027-10-05
Open weights
no
Input
text, image, pdf
Output
text
Price
US dollars per million tokens · xai list price
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
Cache read
$0.50
Cache write
$0.4865
Batch and priority prices
US dollars per million tokens · per listing
| Price | Listing | $/M |
|---|---|---|
| Batch input | xai | $1.60 |
| Batch input | bedrock_mantle · bedrock-mantle | $1.32 |
| Batch input | bedrock_mantle · bedrock-mantle | $1.10 |
| Batch output | xai | $4.80 |
| Batch output | bedrock_mantle · bedrock-mantle | $3.96 |
| Batch output | bedrock_mantle · bedrock-mantle | $3.30 |
| Priority input | bedrock_converse · global | $3.50 |
| Priority input | bedrock_converse · us | $3.85 |
| Priority input | bedrock_mantle · bedrock-mantle | $4.62 |
| Priority output | bedrock_converse · global | $10.50 |
| Priority output | bedrock_converse · us | $11.55 |
| Priority output | bedrock_mantle · bedrock-mantle | $13.86 |
Batch input is 20% below the interactive input price at the same listing.
Long-context price tiers
the rate above each context threshold
| Above | Price | $/M |
|---|---|---|
| 200K | Cache read | $1.00 |
| 200K | Input | $4.00 |
| 200K | Output | $12.00 |
Quality
9 benchmarks · 2 sources
Composite
71st
percentile of 344 scored models
Rank
100 / 344
±0.08 sd
Evidence
9 × 2
3 or more benchmarks, from 2 or more sources
Effort range
—
one configuration only
reasoning84th3/4 bench
math67th3/7 bench
knowledge77th1/1 bench
general70th1/1 bench
Every score
one row per source and configuration — nothing averaged away
| Benchmark | Score | Configuration | Source | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 98.1 ±1.4 | xhigh | Epoch AI | 2026-09-22 |
| GPQA diamond | 92.7 ±1.6 | xhigh | Epoch AI | 2026-09-22 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 56.0 ±1.6 | xhigh | Epoch AI | 2026-09-22 |
| Chess Puzzles | 41.0 ±4.9 | xhigh | Epoch AI | 2026-10-13 |
| LiveBench | 78.3 | xhigh · 23 runs | LiveBench | 2026-06-25 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 29.0 ±4.6 | xhigh | Epoch AI | 2026-09-22 |
| FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2 | 53.0 ±3.0 | xhigh | Epoch AI | 2026-09-22 |
| FrontierMath-Tier-4-v2 | 17.1 ±5.9 | xhigh | Epoch AI | 2026-09-22 |
| Furniture Assembly | 20.8 ±5.2 | xhigh | Epoch AI | 2026-09-24 |
The leading figure for a benchmark is the median across its configurations, so one heroic high-effort run cannot set the number.
Available from 50 hosts
| Host | In $/M | Out $/M | Cache rd | Cache wr | Context | Output | Retires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xaivendor | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| cheapaimodel | $0.1996 | $0.5988 | $0.0499 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| jzstoken | $0.3892 | $1.95 | $0.0389 | $0.4865 | 500K | 500K | — |
| infer · low-cost | $0.44 | $1.30 | $0.11 | — | 200K | 200K | — |
| aigrow | $0.50 | $1.50 | $0.125 | $0.625 | 500K | 500K | — |
| prime · x-ai | $1.60 | $4.80 | — | — | 500K | 450K | — |
| 302ai | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 500K | 500K | — |
| aihubmix | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| amazon-bedrock · global | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| azure_ai | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | 2027-10-05 |
| bedrock_converse · global | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 524K | 524K | — |
| cheapest-token | $2.00 | $4.50 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| cloudflare-ai-gateway | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| commandcode | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| crossmodel · x-ai | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $2.00 | 500K | 500K | — |
| edenai | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| fastrouter · x-ai | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| github_copilot · github-copilot | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| github-copilot | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 128K | — |
| google-vertex | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 524K | 500K | — |
| kilo · x-ai | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | free | 500K | 450K | — |
| llmgateway | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 524K | 500K | — |
| llmgateway-providers | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| llmgateway-providers · aws-bedrock | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 524K | 524K | — |
| llmgateway-providers · vertex-openai | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 524K | 524K | — |
| merge-gateway | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| nano-gpt · x-ai | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| nearai · x-ai | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| ofox · x-ai | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 66K | — |
| opencode | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| opencode_go · opencode-go | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| opencode-go | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| openrouter · x-ai | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 450K | — |
| perplexity | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | — | — | — |
| perplexity-agent | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $2.00 | 500K | 500K | — |
| requesty | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $2.00 | 500K | 500K | — |
| tempr | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| vercel · spacexai | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| vertex_ai | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | — | 524K | 524K | — |
| kyma · kyma | $2.16 | $6.48 | $0.54 | — | 500K | 450K | — |
| amazon-bedrock · us | $2.20 | $6.60 | $0.55 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| bedrock_converse · us | $2.20 | $6.60 | $0.55 | — | 524K | 524K | — |
| obscurify · x-ai | $2.21 | $6.63 | $0.5525 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| venice | $2.27 | $6.80 | $0.57 | — | 500K | 200K | — |
| databricks | $2.50 | $7.50 | $0.625 | $2.50 | 500K | 500K | — |
| neon | $2.50 | $7.50 | $0.50 | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| bedrock_mantle · bedrock-mantle | $2.64 $2.20 | $7.92 $6.60 | $0.66 $0.55 | — | 524K | 524K | — |
| azure | — | — | — | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| azure-cognitive-services | — | — | — | — | 500K | 500K | — |
| steadyrouter | — | — | — | — | 500K | 500K | — |
Price history
append-only observations · a listing writes a row only when its price moves
| Date | Host | Field | $/M |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | kilo · x-ai | Cache read | $0.40 |
| 2026-09-29 | kilo · x-ai | Cache read | $0.50 |
| 2026-09-22 | nano-gpt · x-ai | Cache read | $0.40 |
| 2026-10-13 | nano-gpt · x-ai | Cache read | $0.50 |
| 2026-09-22 | openrouter | Cache read | $0.40 |
| 2026-09-30 | openrouter | Cache read | $0.50 |
| 2026-09-22 | openrouter · x-ai | Cache read | $0.40 |
| 2026-09-29 | openrouter · x-ai | Cache read | $0.50 |
| 2026-09-22 | vercel · spacexai | Cache read | $0.30 |
| 2026-09-29 | vercel · spacexai | Cache read | $0.50 |
| 2026-09-22 | kilo · x-ai | Input | $1.60 |
| 2026-09-29 | kilo · x-ai | Input | $2.00 |
| 2026-09-22 | nano-gpt · x-ai | Input | $1.60 |
| 2026-10-13 | nano-gpt · x-ai | Input | $2.00 |
| 2026-09-22 | openrouter | Input | $1.60 |
| 2026-09-30 | openrouter | Input | $2.00 |
| 2026-09-22 | openrouter · x-ai | Input | $1.60 |
| 2026-09-29 | openrouter · x-ai | Input | $2.00 |
| 2026-09-22 | vercel · spacexai | Input | $1.20 |
| 2026-09-29 | vercel · spacexai | Input | $2.00 |
| 2026-09-22 | kilo · x-ai | Output | $4.80 |
| 2026-09-29 | kilo · x-ai | Output | $6.00 |
| 2026-09-22 | nano-gpt · x-ai | Output | $4.80 |
| 2026-10-13 | nano-gpt · x-ai | Output | $6.00 |
| 2026-09-22 | openrouter | Output | $4.80 |
| 2026-09-30 | openrouter | Output | $6.00 |
| 2026-09-22 | openrouter · x-ai | Output | $4.80 |
| 2026-09-29 | openrouter · x-ai | Output | $6.00 |
| 2026-09-22 | vercel · spacexai | Output | $3.60 |
| 2026-09-29 | vercel · spacexai | Output | $6.00 |
| 2026-09-23 | opencode | Cache read | $0.35 |
| 2026-09-29 | opencode | Cache read | $0.50 |
| 2026-09-23 | opencode | Input | $1.40 |
| 2026-09-29 | opencode | Input | $2.00 |
| 2026-09-23 | opencode | Output | $4.20 |
| 2026-09-29 | opencode | Output | $6.00 |
| 2026-09-24 | aihubmix | Cache read | $0.55 |
| 2026-10-22 | aihubmix | Cache read | $0.50 |
| 2026-09-24 | aihubmix | Input | $2.20 |
| 2026-10-22 | aihubmix | Input | $2.00 |
| 2026-09-24 | aihubmix | Output | $6.60 |
| 2026-10-22 | aihubmix | Output | $6.00 |
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