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Updated Mar 2026

GPT-5 ProvsGrok 4.20 Beta

Grok 4.20 Beta is cheaper than GPT-5 Pro at $2/M vs $15/M input tokens.

GPT-5 Pro and Grok 4.20 Beta compared across 41 shared prompts
SpecGPT-5 ProGrok 4.20 Beta
Input price$15/M tokens$2/M tokens
Output price$120/M tokens$6/M tokens
Context window400K tokens2.0M tokens
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedOct 2025Mar 2026
Our Verdict
Grok 4.20 Beta
Grok 4.20 Beta
GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 ProRunner-up

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

Grok 4.20 Beta costs 20x less per token.

Too close to call

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT-5 Pro
Input
$15.00
Output
$120.00
Grok 4.20 Beta
Input
$2.00
7.5× cheaper
Output
$6.00
20× cheaper

Grok 4.20 Beta is cheaper on both: 7.5× input, 20× output.

Where to run it

2 hosts

GPT-5 Pro1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$15.00 in·$120.00 out·400k·100% 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 13 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
59%

Grok 4.20 Beta uses 417.7x more bold

GPT-5 Pro
Grok 4.20 Beta
65%Vocabulary57%
15wSentence Length20w
0.32Hedging0.35
0.0Bold4.2
2.9Lists3.7
0.00Emoji0.00
0.00Headings0.62
0.01Transitions0.14
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