GPT-4.1vsGrok 4.20 Beta
GPT-4.1 | Grok 4.20 Beta | |
|---|---|---|
| API pricingUSD per 1M tokens · lower wins · base tier | ||
Input priceWhat you pay for everything you send the model — your question, plus any documents or earlier conversation you include with it. | $2.00 | $1.25 |
Output priceWhat you pay for the text the model writes back. It is normally the dearer half: producing an answer costs more than reading one. | $8.00 | $2.50 |
Cached input priceA reduced rate for text you send over and over. If every request starts with the same instructions or the same document, the provider keeps a copy ready and charges less to read it again. | $0.50 | $0.20 |
Cheapest inputLowest input rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. The cheapest endpoint may run a quantised build or a shorter context — see "Available from" on the model page. | $2.00Azure | — |
Cheapest outputLowest output rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. May come from a different provider than the cheapest input. | $8.00Azure | — |
| Benchmarks | ||
BullshitBench v2Nonsense detection — Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 14% | 56% |
SWE-Bench VerifiedCoding — Real coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | 54.6% | 76.7% |
| BenchmarksPublished by one model only | ||
ARC-AGI-2Abstract reasoning — Puzzle-style tests of abstract reasoning and pattern-finding — the kind of thing people find easy but AIs often struggle with. Higher is better. | — | 53.3% |
| Overview | ||
| Company | OpenAI | SpaceXAI |
| Release date | Apr 14 2025 | Feb 17 2026 |
| Access | Proprietary | Proprietary |
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Frequently asked questions
Grok 4.20 Beta leads GPT-4.1 on 2 of the 2 benchmarks they both report (BullshitBench v2, SWE-Bench Verified). Grok 4.20 Beta is cheaper on both input and output: $1.25 vs $2.00 per million input tokens, and $2.50 vs $8.00 per million output tokens. Figures are base-tier rates. GPT-4.1 shipped 309 days before Grok 4.20 Beta, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.
On BullshitBench v2, Grok 4.20 Beta leads at 56% vs GPT-4.1 at 14%. On SWE-Bench Verified, Grok 4.20 Beta leads at 76.7% vs GPT-4.1 at 54.6%.