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Updated Aug 18, 2026
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Grok 4.6

Grok 4.6

Grok:
3 logo3
3 Thinking logo3 Thinking
3 Mini Beta logo3 Mini Beta
3 Beta logo3 Beta
4 logo4
4.6 logo4.6

SpaceXAI's Grok 4.6, aimed at coding, knowledge work and STEM. 500K-token context window, with text, image and file input, and reasoning enabled via the API.

OpenRouterDocsAPI
Provider
xAI
Released
2026-08-12
Size
LARGE
Free API (OpenRouter)
No
Per 1M tokens
$2 in · $6 out
Rival’s tab
$2.02
58/58 receipts survived

Free API availability

No free endpoint for Grok 4.6 was found in Rival’s OpenRouter listings. Other providers or chat apps may have separate free offers.

Provider data: 9 Sep 2026 · OpenRouter usage limits

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2 hostsInOutContextUptime
xAI$2.00 in·$6.00 out·500k·99.9% upAmazon Bedrock$2.20 in·$6.60 out·500k·100% up

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

Provider
fromimport openai  OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"    base_url=,
"$OPENROUTER_API_KEY"    api_key=,
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
"x-ai/grok-4.6"    model=,
"role""user""content""Hello!"    messages=[{: , : }],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Set OPENROUTER_API_KEY with your OpenRouter API key from openrouter.ai/keys.

Deep analysisPsychometrics, taste index, writing DNA
Writing DNA

Stylometric Fingerprint

Based on 27 text responses
Tick = global average
Vocabulary Diversity64%

Unique words vs. total words. Higher = richer vocabulary.

Sentence Length16.7 words

Average words per sentence.

Hedging0.22

"Might", "perhaps", "arguably" per 100 words.

Bold Formatting2.2

**Bold** markers per 1,000 characters.

List Usage1.6

Bullet and numbered list items per 1,000 characters.

Section Structure0.31

Markdown headings per 1,000 characters.

Emoji Usage0.29

Emoji per 1,000 characters.

Transitions0.22

"However", "moreover", "furthermore" per 100 words.

Opening Habits
Consistency
74%
Across 27 responses

Favorites

Inception

Movie

Inception

20108.4
The Dark Side of the Moon

Album

The Dark Side of the Moon

Pink Floyd
War and Peace

Book

War and Peace

Лев Толстой
Paris

City

Paris

France
Portal

Game

Portal

Action, Puzzle4.5
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