Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning vs Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning latest

Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning vs Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning latest: Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning is cheaper by 0% on average. Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning from Azure AI Foundry (131,072-token context, reasoning, tool calls) vs. Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning latest from xAI (2,000,000-token context, reasoning, tool calls). Use Agent Command Center to A/B both in shadow mode and pick the winner per workload.

Side-by-side cost

Live workload comparison

Same workload run through both models. The cheaper one is highlighted.

3,000
02,000,000
400
0200,000
5,000
01,000,000
Azure AI Foundry
$122/mo
Input $0.200/M · Output $0.500/M
xAI
$122/mo
Input $0.200/M · Output $0.500/M
At this workload, Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning latest is 0% cheaper than Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning — a savings of $0.000000/month ($0.000000/year).
Production recipe — Agent Command Center
strategy: cost-optimized
primary:
  model: grok-4-1-fast-reasoning-latest
  provider: xai
fallback:
  model: grok-4-1-fast-reasoning
  provider: azure-ai-foundry
shadow: { sample_rate: 0.05 }   # mirror 5% of traffic to compare quality live
Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning latest
xAI
Input price $0.200/M $0.200/M
Output price $0.500/M $0.500/M
Context window 131,072 2,000,000
Max output 131,072 2,000,000
Function calling
Vision
Audio input
Reasoning
Prompt caching
Structured output
Pricing verified May 12, 2026 May 12, 2026
Cheaper option
Larger context
2,000,000 tokens
More capabilities
6 of 6 capability flags advertised