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Grok 3 vs Grok 4 Fast

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Grok 3 wins:

  • No clear advantages in compared metrics

Grok 4 Fast wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Grok 4 Fast
Benchmark Advantage
Grok 4 Fast
Context Window
Grok 4 Fast
Speed
Grok 4 Fast

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGrok 3Grok 4 Fast
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGrok 3Grok 4 Fast
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorXaiXai
ReleasedJun 2025Sep 2025

Grok 3 Modalities

Input
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Output
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Grok 4 Fast Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Grok 4 Fast has cheaper input pricing at $0.20/M tokens. Grok 4 Fast has cheaper output pricing at $0.50/M tokens.
Grok 3 has a 131,072 token context window, while Grok 4 Fast has a 2,000,000 token context window.
Grok 3 does not support vision. Grok 4 Fast supports vision.