Grok 4.6 Pricing & Token Calculator (xAI)

Input / Prompt

$1.00/ 1M tokens

$0.0010 per 1K tokens

Output / Completion

$3.00/ 1M tokens

$0.0030 per 1K tokens

Prompt Cache Read

$0.25/ 1M tokens

Save 75% vs prompt

Batch Inference

$0.50/ 1M in

Save 50% via Batch API

Price Ratio

1 : 3.0

Prompt to completion factor

Regional Reach

36AWS Regions

Compare 36 regions ↓

Grok 4.6 Spend Estimator

Model inference spend by prompt volume, cache hit rate, and batch processing.

Prompt Tokens (Millions / month)

M tokens

Completion Tokens (Millions / month)

M tokens

Prompt Cache Hit Rate(75% discount on cached context)

30%

Batch API Mode50% discount on non-realtime async jobs via S3

Estimated Monthly Spend

$0.00

Fresh Prompts:$0.00

Cached Prompts:$0.00

Completions:$0.00

Active: Input: $1.00/1M · Output: $3.00/1M

Key Cost Levers & Architecture

Practical mechanisms to reduce inference costs with Grok 4.6 on AWS

Prompt CachingSave ~75%

Caches repetitive system instructions, schemas, and document prefixes in memory with a 5-minute TTL.

Read Rate: $0.25 / 1M tokens
Write Rate: $1.25 / 1M tokens
Ideal for: Multi-turn conversations, RAG document queries, structured schemas

Batch InferenceSave 50%

Asynchronous bulk processing submitted via Amazon S3 with a standard 24-hour turnaround SLA.

Batch Input: $0.50 / 1M tokens
Batch Output: $1.50 / 1M tokens
Ideal for: Offline classification, synthetic data generation, benchmark evals

Cross-Region & Tiers36 Regions

AWS Bedrock supports standard on-demand inference, priority reserved throughput, and cross-region routing.

Standard: Lowest latency, pay-per-token with zero commitments
Cross-Region Routing: Automatically burst traffic to available regional capacity
GovCloud: Dedicated isolated compliance partitions with +20% uplift

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live rates across all 36 available AWS cloud regions

Baseline: $2.20/1M inGovCloud: $2.64/1M in36 Global Regions

AWS Region	Prompt Input	Completion Output	Cache Read	Batch Input	Pricing Tier
US East (N. Virginia)`us-east-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
US West (Oregon)`us-west-2`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
EU (Frankfurt)`eu-central-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
EU (Ireland)`eu-west-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)`ap-northeast-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
AWS GovCloud (US-West)`us-gov-west-1`	$2.64/1M	$7.92/1M	$0.66/1M	$1.32/1M	GovCloud (+20%)
Africa (Cape Town)`af-south-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)`ap-east-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)`ap-south-2`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)`ap-southeast-3`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)`ap-southeast-5`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)`ap-southeast-4`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)`ap-south-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)`ap-southeast-6`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Asia Pacific (Osaka)`ap-northeast-3`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Asia Pacific (Seoul)`ap-northeast-2`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Asia Pacific (Singapore)`ap-southeast-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Asia Pacific (Sydney)`ap-southeast-2`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Asia Pacific (Taipei)`ap-east-2`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Asia Pacific (Thailand)`ap-southeast-7`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
AWS GovCloud (US-East)`us-gov-east-1`	$2.64/1M	$7.92/1M	$0.66/1M	$1.32/1M	GovCloud (+20%)
Canada (Central)`ca-central-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Canada West (Calgary)`ca-west-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
EU (London)`eu-west-2`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
EU (Milan)`eu-south-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
EU (Paris)`eu-west-3`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
EU (Stockholm)`eu-north-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Europe (Spain)`eu-south-2`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Europe (Zurich)`eu-central-2`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Israel (Tel Aviv)`il-central-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Mexico (Central)`mx-central-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Middle East (Bahrain)`me-south-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
Middle East (UAE)`me-central-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
South America (Sao Paulo)`sa-east-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
US East (Ohio)`us-east-2`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline
US West (N. California)`us-west-1`	$2.20/1M	$6.60/1M	$0.55/1M	$1.10/1M	Baseline

Developer Quickstart

Invoke Grok 4.6 via Amazon Bedrock Converse API

Python (boto3) · Amazon Bedrock Runtime

import boto3

# Amazon Bedrock Converse API invocation
client = boto3.client("bedrock-runtime", region_name="us-east-1")

response = client.converse(
    modelId="xai.grok-4-6-v1:0",
    messages=[
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": [{"text": "Summarize key features and cost levers of Grok 4.6."}]
        }
    ],
    inferenceConfig={
        "maxTokens": 1024,
        "temperature": 0.7
    }
)

output_text = response["output"]["message"]["content"][0]["text"]
usage = response["usage"]
print(f"Response: {output_text}")
print(f"Usage: {usage['inputTokens']} in, {usage['outputTokens']} out")