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Grok 3 Mini Beta pricing

Grok 3 Mini is a lightweight, smaller thinking model. Unlike traditional models that generate answers immediately, Grok 3 Mini thinks before responding. It’s ideal for reasoning-heavy tasks that don’t demand... Below you will find 2 current rows with input and output dollars per million. Right now the lowest input is $0.300 and the lowest output is $0.500.

131K context·2 providers·save up to 76% vs native via Openrouter·verified Aug 30, 2026
Best input$0.300per 1M tokens · Openrouter
Best output$0.500per 1M tokens · Openrouter

Pricing across providers

Every row is a seller of Grok 3 Mini Beta with token pricing we track. The cheapest input in this snapshot is from Openrouter. The bar chart shows the same input and output dollars per million for a quick scan.

O
Openrouter
Input / 1M
$0.300
Output / 1M
$0.500
X
xAInative
Input / 1M
$1.25
Output / 1M
$2.50
Cached in: $0.200

Input vs output · per provider

Pricing history

We keep a short log when the native list price for Grok 3 Mini Beta changes so you can audit past public numbers. The native listing moved from $0.300 in and $0.500 out to $1.25 in and $2.50 out in the latest window.

  1. Since Aug 30, 2026

    $1.25 in · $2.50 out(current listing)

    Output rate +400% vs previous period

  2. Apr 7, 2026 → Aug 30, 2026

    $0.300 in · $0.500 out

Cost calculator

Pick any of the providers above and type how many tokens you expect per day, week, or year. We turn that into rough dollar totals for Grok 3 Mini Beta.

Provider

In: $0.300/M·Out: $0.500/M

0.030000¢ / req

0.025000¢ / req

Daily
$5.50
Monthly
$165
Annual
$2.0K
78% cheaper than the native API at this usage level

Model specifications

Quick spec sheet for Grok 3 Mini Beta before you dive back into pricing. Reported under xAI.

Context window
131,072 tokens
Max output
131,072 tokens
Vision (images)
No
Tool / function calling
Yes
Streaming
No
Released
Apr 2025
Primary provider
xAI
Model family
N/A

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Frequently asked questions

Answers pull from the same numbers you see on this page. The short model note from our index: Grok 3 Mini is a lightweight, smaller thinking model. Unlike traditional models that generate answers immediately, Grok 3 Mini thinks before responding. It’s ideal for reasoning-heavy tasks that don’t demand...

Grok 3 Mini Beta costs $1.25 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens via the native API. Prompt caching reduces input costs to $0.20/M tokens.

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