Skip to content
Rival
How it worksPrivacyTerms
Explore all of Rival

Explore

  • Compare Models
  • All Models
  • Image Comparison
  • Audio Comparison
  • Image Generation
  • Best AI For...
  • Arena
  • API Pricing
  • Challenges

Discover

  • SubjectiveBench
  • Research
  • Research downloads
  • Rival Kits
  • Find your AI taste
  • UI Glow-Up
  • VoiceLock
  • Cost Cutter
  • Agent skills
  • Benchmarks vs Vibes
  • Jailbreak
  • Model Updates
  • Provider Status
  • AI Creators

Connect

  • Methodology
  • Advertise
  • Partnerships
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
  • RSS Feed
  1. Home
  2. /
  3. Compare
  4. /
  5. GPT-4.1vsGrok 4.20 Beta
Updated Mar 2026

GPT-4.1vsGrok 4.20 Beta

Grok 4.20 Beta has a larger context window than GPT-4.1 (2.0M tokens vs 1.0M tokens).

GPT-4.1 and Grok 4.20 Beta compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecGPT-4.1Grok 4.20 Beta
Input price$2/M tokens$2/M tokens
Output price$8/M tokens$6/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens2.0M tokens
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2025Mar 2026
Our Verdict
Grok 4.20 Beta
Grok 4.20 Beta
GPT-4.1
GPT-4.1Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Grok 4.20 Beta has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT-4.1
Input
$2.00
Output
$8.00
Grok 4.20 Beta
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
1.3× cheaper
Where to run it

3 hosts

GPT-4.12 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$2.00 in·$8.00 out·1M·100% upOpenAI$2.00 in·$8.00 out·1M·99.6% up
Grok 4.20 Beta1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
xAI$1.25 in·$2.50 out·2M·99.9% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
32%

GPT-4.1 uses 21.9x more emoji

GPT-4.1
Grok 4.20 Beta
58%Vocabulary57%
19wSentence Length20w
0.49Hedging0.35
8.8Bold4.2
5.8Lists3.7
0.22Emoji0.00
1.01Headings0.62
0.10Transitions0.14
Based on 27 + 23 text responses
Research

What we learned reading every model

FAQ

Common questions

Keep exploring

More comparisons

GPT-4.1 logoOx Alpha logo
GPT-4.1 vs Ox AlphaNew provider
GPT-4.1 logoMiniMax M3 logo
GPT-4.1 vs MiniMax M3New provider
Grok 4.20 Beta logoGPT-5 logo
Grok 4.20 Beta vs GPT-5Cross-provider
GPT-4.1 logoClaude Opus 4 logo
GPT-4.1 vs Claude Opus 4New provider
Grok 4.20 Beta logoGPT-5.4 Mini logo
Grok 4.20 Beta vs GPT-5.4 MiniCross-provider
Grok 4.20 Beta logoGPT-5.4 Nano logo
Grok 4.20 Beta vs GPT-5.4 NanoCross-provider
Grok 4.20 Beta logoGPT-5.4 Pro logo
Grok 4.20 Beta vs GPT-5.4 ProCross-provider
Grok 4.20 Beta logoGPT-5.5 logo
Grok 4.20 Beta vs GPT-5.5Cross-provider
Rival
How it worksPrivacyTerms
Explore all of Rival

Explore

  • Compare Models
  • All Models
  • Image Comparison
  • Audio Comparison
  • Image Generation
  • Best AI For...
  • Arena
  • API Pricing
  • Challenges

Discover

  • SubjectiveBench
  • Research
  • Research downloads
  • Rival Kits
  • Find your AI taste
  • UI Glow-Up
  • VoiceLock
  • Cost Cutter
  • Agent skills
  • Benchmarks vs Vibes
  • Jailbreak
  • Model Updates
  • Provider Status
  • AI Creators

Connect

  • Methodology
  • Advertise
  • Partnerships
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
  • RSS Feed