Grok 4.1 Fast vs Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning

Grok 4.1 Fast vs Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning: Grok 4.1 Fast is cheaper by 0% on average. Grok 4.1 Fast from xAI (2,000,000-token context, reasoning, tool calls) vs. Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning from Azure AI Foundry (131,072-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
xAI
$122/mo
Input $0.200/M · Output $0.500/M
Azure AI Foundry
$122/mo
Input $0.200/M · Output $0.500/M
At this workload, Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning is 0% cheaper than Grok 4.1 Fast — a savings of $0.000000/month ($0.000000/year).
Production recipe — Agent Command Center
strategy: cost-optimized
primary:
  model: grok-4-1-fast-reasoning
  provider: azure-ai-foundry
fallback:
  model: grok-4-1-fast
  provider: xai
shadow: { sample_rate: 0.05 }   # mirror 5% of traffic to compare quality live
Grok 4.1 Fast
xAI
Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning
Input price $0.200/M $0.200/M
Output price $0.500/M $0.500/M
Context window 2,000,000 131,072
Max output 2,000,000 131,072
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