xAI

Executive Summary

What it is: xAI (now a division of SpaceX, branded SpaceXAI) provides the Grok family of LLMs via API and consumer products (grok.com, X/Twitter integration, iOS/Android apps). It does not ship its own coding IDE. Instead, developers access Grok models through third-party harnesses like OpenCode, Cursor, OpenClaw, Kilo Code, and Hermes Agent, or via the new Grok Build CLI. Plans range from $0 (Free) to $30/mo (SuperGrok, Business per seat) for consumers, with API pricing at $1.00-$1.25/$2.00-$2.50 per MTok. Enterprise plans require contacting sales.

What to watch out for: Grok Build 0.1, the dedicated coding model, launched May 29 in public beta with a reduced 256K context window (vs. 1M for flagship models). Grok Build CLI access requires a SuperGrok or X Premium Plus subscription, and community reports indicate the SuperGrok Heavy tier costs around $300/mo (with a reported $99 promotional price), though xAI does not publicly list this price. All Grok models have a knowledge cutoff of November 2024, and xAI does not publish coding benchmarks for any model. The Anthropic compute partnership (May 6) signals that SpaceXAI is selling GPU capacity to competitors, which could indicate where infrastructure investment priorities lie.

Bottom line: xAI offers competitive API pricing ($1.00/$2.00 per MTok for Grok Build 0.1, $1.25/$2.50 per MTok for Grok 4.20/4.3) with strong rate limits (1,800 RPM, 10M TPM across all models). However, the absence of published coding benchmarks, the late and still-beta coding agent, and the November 2024 knowledge cutoff make it difficult to evaluate Grok against Claude, GPT, or Gemini for production coding workflows. Best suited for teams that want cheap, fast API tokens and are willing to bring their own coding harness.

Key Terms

  • Grok Build 0.1 - xAI's dedicated coding model, trained for agentic coding tasks including web development, debugging, and MCP support. Served at 100+ tokens/second with a 256K context window. Previously called grok-code-fast-1. Source: xAI – Grok Build 0.1
  • Grok Build CLI - A terminal-based coding agent from xAI, launched May 25, 2026 in early beta. Features plan mode, inline diffs, parallel subagents, and MCP server support. Available to SuperGrok and X Premium Plus subscribers. Source: xAI – Grok Build Cli
  • SuperGrok - xAI's premium consumer subscription at $30/mo, providing access to Grok 4, higher rate limits, image/video generation, and Grok Build CLI. Source: xAI – Pricing
  • Cached input - Frequently used prompt tokens stored on xAI's servers at $0.20/MTok (84% discount vs. standard input). Available on all models. Source: xAI – Models
  • Colossus 1 - xAI's GPU supercomputer, now also being offered to Anthropic via a compute partnership announced May 6, 2026. Source: xAI – Anthropic Compute Partnership

Latest Changes

First report for this supplier. All models, plans, and pricing are listed as current state.

  • New model: Grok 4.3 launched as the flagship model (1M context, $1.25/$2.50 per MTok, 1,800 RPM, 10M TPM). Replaces Grok 4, Grok 4.1, and Grok 3 via model aliases. Source: xAI – Grok 4.3
  • New model: Grok 4.20 available in reasoning and non-reasoning variants, plus a multi-agent beta. All at $1.25/$2.50 per MTok, 1M context. Source: xAI – Models
  • New model: Grok Build 0.1 (public beta, May 29) is xAI's dedicated coding model at $1.00/$2.00 per MTok, 256K context, 100+ tokens/second. Also the successor to grok-code-fast-1. Source: xAI – Grok Build 0 1
  • New product: Grok Build CLI launched May 25, 2026, in early beta for SuperGrok and X Premium Plus subscribers. Features plan mode, inline diffs, parallel subagents, and worktree integrations. Source: xAI – Grok Build Cli
  • New integration: Grok available in OpenCode via OAuth login (May 21). SuperGrok and X Premium subscribers can use Grok Build model inside OpenCode. Source: xAI – Grok Opencode
  • New integration: Grok available in Kilo Code (May 27), OpenClaw (May 19), and Hermes Agent (May 15). Source: xAI – News
  • Partnership: SpaceXAI signed a compute partnership with Anthropic to provide access to Colossus 1 (May 6). Source: xAI – Anthropic Compute Partnership
  • New feature: Skills launched for Grok web, iOS, and Android (May 18), enabling persistent expertise, document generation, and workflow automation. Source: xAI – Grok Skills
  • New feature: Connectors launched for Grok web, iOS, and Android (May 6), with integrations for 20+ tools including Slack, GitHub, Salesforce, Google Workspace, and more. Source: xAI – Grok Connectors
  • Corporate: xAI was acquired by SpaceX on February 2, 2026. The company now brands itself as "SpaceXAI, a division of SpaceX." Source: xAI – Xai Joins Spacex

Plans

PlanPriceKey Inclusions
Free$0/moLimited real-time web and X search, voice mode, SOC 2 Type I & II, connectors, Grok 4 model
SuperGrok LitePrice undisclosedGrok 4, connectors, real-time web/X search, Grok Build CLI
SuperGrok$30/moGrok 4, connectors, higher rate limits, Expert mode, SOC 2 Type I & II, image and video generation, Grok Build CLI
SuperGrok HeavyUndisclosed (community reports ~$300/mo, $99 promo)Highest rate limits, Grok 4 Heavy, priority support, Grok Build CLI
Business$30/user/moTeam seat management, consolidated billing, domain verification, RBAC, connectors, custom data retention, SSO, advanced audit controls, Grok Build CLI, user analytics
EnterpriseContact salesSCIM, custom RBAC, customer-managed encryption keys, dedicated data plane, application-level encryption, dedicated onboarding, volume pricing, custom rate limits

Source: xAI – Pricing and xAI – Business

Notes on plan limits:

  • Rate limits for Free and SuperGrok Lite are described as "limited" and "higher" respectively, with no concrete numbers published.
  • SuperGrok Heavy pricing is not listed on the pricing page. A community Reddit post reports "$300/mo with a $99 promo" and states "the new limits suck." This has not been confirmed by xAI. Source: Reddit – Grok Build Cli Agentscli And The Cli Coding Tool
  • Enterprise plan requires filling out a form with company size, number of licenses, and enterprise needs. No self-serve option.

API Pricing

ModelContext WindowInput / MTokCached Input / MTokOutput / MTokRPMTPMRegions
grok-4.31M$1.25$0.20$2.501,80010Mus-east-1, eu-west-1
grok-4.20-0309-reasoning1M$1.25$0.20$2.501,80010Mus-east-1, eu-west-1
grok-4.20-0309-non-reasoning1M$1.25$0.20$2.501,80010Mus-east-1, eu-west-1
grok-4.20-multi-agent-03091M$1.25$0.20$2.501,80010Mus-east-1, eu-west-1
grok-build-0.1256K$1.00$0.20$2.001,80010Mus-east-1, eu-west-1

Source: xAI – Models

Additional API pricing:

ServicePrice
grok-imagine-image$0.02 / image
grok-imagine-image-quality$0.05 / image
grok-imagine-video$0.050 / sec
grok-imagine-video-1.5-preview$0.080 / sec
Voice Realtime$0.05 / min ($3.00 / hr)
Voice Realtime Text Input$0.004 / message
Text to Speech$15.00 / 1M chars
Speech to Text$0.10 / hr (REST), $0.20 / hr (Streaming)

Source: xAI – Models

Notes on API pricing:

  • All text models share the same rate limits: 1,800 RPM and 10M TPM, regardless of tier. This is generous compared to most competitors.
  • Prompt caching discount is 84% ($0.20 vs. $1.25 for input) across all models.
  • No batch API pricing is listed.
  • No tiered pricing or volume discounts are documented for the API.
  • Grok Build 0.1 is the cheapest model at $1.00/$2.00 per MTok, with a reduced 256K context window.

Model Performance / Benchmarks

No published coding benchmarks.

xAI does not publish SWE-Bench Verified, Terminal-Bench, LiveCodeBench, ARC-AGI, or any other third-party coding benchmark results for Grok models. The Grok 4.20 model page claims "industry-leading speed and agentic tool calling capabilities" and "the lowest hallucination rate on the market" but provides no supporting data or benchmark citations. The Grok 4.3 page claims "leading the industry in non-hallucination rate, agentic tool calling, and instruction following capabilities" without citing benchmarks.

Latest News

Grok Build 0.1 on API (May 29, 2026): xAI released grok-build-0.1 in public beta, described as "our fastest coding model." It is specifically trained for agentic coding tasks including web development, debugging, and MCP support, served at 100+ tokens/second. Priced at $1/$2 per MTok with a 256K context window. The model is also available via OpenRouter and Vercel AI Gateway. Source: xAI – Grok Build 0 1

Introducing Grok Build CLI (May 25, 2026): xAI launched a terminal-based coding agent called Grok Build, available in early beta to all SuperGrok and X Premium Plus subscribers. Features include plan mode (approve, comment on, or rewrite plans before execution), inline diff viewer, parallel subagents with worktree integrations, MCP server support, and headless mode (-p flag) for scripting. Supports AGENTS.md, plugins, hooks, and skills. Source: xAI – Grok Build Cli

Use Grok in OpenCode (May 21, 2026): xAI announced integration with OpenCode. Users connect their Grok account via OAuth (browser-based or headless/remote for SSH) and can use Grok Build inside OpenCode. Source: xAI – Grok Opencode

Use Grok in OpenClaw (May 19, 2026): xAI announced Grok integration with OpenClaw. Source: xAI – Grok Openclaw

Skills in web, iOS, and Android (May 18, 2026): Grok gained persistent "skills" across all platforms, enabling document/deck/spreadsheet generation, workflow automation, and user-created skills. Source: xAI – Grok Skills

Connect Grok to Hermes Agent (May 15, 2026): xAI partnered with Nous Research to allow Grok account and subscription usage inside the open-source Hermes agent. Source: xAI – Grok Hermes

New Compute Partnership with Anthropic (May 6, 2026): SpaceXAI signed an agreement with Anthropic to provide access to Colossus 1, xAI's GPU supercomputer. This signals SpaceXAI is monetizing its compute infrastructure by selling capacity to a direct model competitor. Source: xAI – Anthropic Compute Partnership

Connectors in web, iOS, and Android (May 6, 2026): Grok gained deep integrations with 20+ external tools including Google Drive, Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Salesforce, Notion, SharePoint, HubSpot, Linear, and more. Source: xAI – Grok Connectors

Grok Imagine Quality Mode API (May 6, 2026): New image generation mode with higher realism, stronger text rendering, and better creative control at $0.05/image. Source: xAI – Grok Imagine Quality Mode

Use Grok in Kilo Code (May 27, 2026): xAI announced Grok integration with Kilo Code. Source: xAI – Grok Kilocode

Community Signals

Reddit r/LocalLLaMA - "Grok Build CLI, agents-cli, and the CLI coding tool gold rush" (14 days ago, 0 upvotes, 8 comments): A discussion thread comparing Grok Build CLI to other CLI coding agents. Multiple commenters expressed skepticism about Grok Build's pricing and maturity. User ridablellama wrote: "i want to try grok build but this 99 dollar deal exist and no way i'm paying 100 more than my claude 20x max for grok beta product." User sn2006gy commented: "Grok dropped grok build, but that's for a $300.00 plan actually that they're running a special on if you can get it for $99 and the new limits suck and not to mention the general model is bad." User JimmyBenHsu noted: "Vendor lock-in is what keeps me from committing to any ecosystem-tied tool. Grok Build looks convenient, but I've been burned before by building workflows around a provider that changes pricing or axes features." Source: Reddit – Grok Build Cli Agentscli And The Cli Coding Tool

Hacker News - "xAI Launched Grok Build" (May 15, 2026, 2 points, 0 comments): Minimal engagement on HN for the Grok Build launch announcement. Source: News – Item

Hacker News - "xAI prepares credits system for upcoming Grok Build launch" (April 16, 2026, 5 points, 2 comments): Low community engagement ahead of the Grok Build launch. Source: News – Item

Overall community sentiment: Community discussion around xAI's coding tools is sparse and largely critical. The dominant themes are: (1) Grok Build CLI is seen as a late entrant to an already crowded CLI coding agent market, (2) the $30/mo SuperGrok price point is viewed as reasonable but the reportedly $300/mo SuperGrok Heavy tier is considered expensive relative to the beta quality of Grok Build, and (3) developers prefer model-agnostic tools like Aider over vendor-locked solutions.

Enterprise Readiness

FeatureAvailable?Details
SSO (SAML/OIDC)YesBusiness and Enterprise plans. Source: xAI – Pricing
SCIMYesEnterprise plan only. Source: xAI – Pricing
Audit logsYesAdvanced audit controls on Business and Enterprise. Source: xAI – Pricing
IP indemnityUndisclosedNot mentioned in public documentation or pricing page.
Data residencyYesEnterprise plan. Two API regions: us-east-1 and eu-west-1. Source: xAI – Pricing and xAI – Models
HIPAAYesListed on Grok Business page. Source: xAI – Business
Air-gapped/on-premNoNot mentioned. Enterprise plan offers a dedicated data plane, but no air-gapped deployment.
SLAUndisclosedNo SLA documentation found. A status page exists at Status
Admin controls (RBAC)YesBusiness plan has RBAC. Enterprise adds custom RBAC and advanced user/access management. Source: xAI – Pricing
SOC 2YesType I and II, available on all plans including Free. Source: xAI – Pricing
No training on customer dataYesAll plans. Source: xAI – Pricing
Customer-managed encryption keysYesEnterprise plan only. Source: xAI – Pricing
BAAYesAvailable at xAI – Baa
DPAYesAvailable at xAI – Data Processing Addendum

Transparency Gaps

  1. SuperGrok Heavy pricing is undisclosed. The pricing page lists Free, SuperGrok Lite, SuperGrok, SuperGrok Heavy, Business, and Enterprise columns but only shows prices for Free ($0), SuperGrok ($30/mo), and Business ($30/user/mo). SuperGrok Lite and SuperGrok Heavy prices are hidden. Community reports indicate $300/mo for Heavy with a $99 promotional price, but this is unconfirmed.
  1. Usage limits are not quantified. The Free tier is described as having "generous limits" and SuperGrok has "higher rate limits." No concrete numbers (messages/day, requests/hour, tokens/month) are published for any consumer plan.
  1. No published coding benchmarks. xAI does not submit Grok models to SWE-Bench, Terminal-Bench, LiveCodeBench, or any recognized coding benchmark. Claims of "industry-leading" performance are unsupported by public data.
  1. Knowledge cutoff is 18+ months old. All Grok models have a knowledge cutoff of November 2024. For coding tasks involving recent libraries, frameworks, or APIs, Grok relies on web search tools rather than training data.
  1. Grok Build 0.1 is in "public beta" / "early access." The model and CLI are explicitly labeled as beta. No timeline for GA or stability commitment has been published.
  1. No batch API pricing. xAI does not offer or document a batch processing tier at reduced rates, unlike Anthropic (50% discount) and OpenAI (50% discount).
  1. Enterprise pricing is fully opaque. No per-seat pricing, volume discount tiers, or committed-use pricing is publicly available. All enterprise terms require a sales conversation.
  1. IP indemnity status is unknown. Unlike Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, xAI does not publicly state whether it offers IP indemnity for Grok outputs. Not mentioned in any documentation or legal pages reviewed.