Grok 4.20 Reasoning
Perplexity responsesGrok 4.20 Reasoning is a Perplexity responses-API model.Input is priced at $1.25/M tokens and output at $2.50/M tokens. Capabilities include function calling. Route Grok 4.20 Reasoning via Future AGI's Agent Command Center for unified observability, caching, and 15 routing strategies including cost-optimized fallback.
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Estimate uses $1.25/M input · $2.50/M output. Provider pricing changes. Production costs vary with retries, streaming overhead, and tool-call rounds.
Want this for free? Cache + route via Agent Command Center — first 100K requests and 100K cache hits free every month.
Pricing
Per-token rates, expressed in USD per 1M tokens. Verified Oct 22, 2026.
| Input | $1.25/M | |
| Output | $2.50/M | |
| Blended (3:1 in:out) | $1.56/M Cross-model comparable price | |
| Cached input | $0.200/M |
Context & limits
- Context window
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- Max input
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- Max output
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- Modalities
- text
Capabilities
- Function calling ✓ supported
- Parallel tool calls — not advertised
- Vision input — not advertised
- Audio input — not advertised
- Audio output — not advertised
- PDF input — not advertised
- Streaming ✓ supported
- Structured output — not advertised
- Prompt caching — not advertised
- Reasoning — not advertised
Strengths & caveats — when to pick Grok 4.20 Reasoning
Data-driven from Grok 4.20 Reasoning's percentile within responses peers.
Where it's strong
- +agentic workflows that depend on reliable tool calls
Watch out for
- No major caveats flagged from public spec.
Benchmarks pending
We haven't logged public benchmark scores for Grok 4.20 Reasoning yet. Have one to contribute? Submit a source — citations help us prioritise.
Call Grok 4.20 Reasoning via Agent Command Center
One OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Routing, fallback, semantic caching, guardrails, and cost tracking come along for the ride. First 100K requests + 100K cache hits free every month.
agentcc / @agentcc/client). Per-call metadata — provider, cost, latency, cache hit, request id — is returned on x-agentcc-* response headers, so any HTTP client can read it.# Grok 4.20 Reasoning via the Agent Command Center Python SDK
# pip install agentcc
import os
from agentcc import AgentCC
client = AgentCC(
api_key=os.environ["AGENTCC_API_KEY"], # from app.futureagi.com → Settings → API Keys
base_url="https://gateway.futureagi.com/v1",
)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="perplexity/xai-grok-4-20-reasoning",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Grok 4.20 Reasoning!"}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)
print(f"Tokens: {resp.usage.total_tokens}")
# Per-call gateway metadata is returned on x-agentcc-* response headers.
# When you need it programmatically, use .with_raw_response to get them:
raw = client.chat.completions.with_raw_response.create(
model="perplexity/xai-grok-4-20-reasoning",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Same call, but I want the headers."}],
)
print("Provider:", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-provider"))
print("Latency:", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-latency-ms"), "ms")
print("Cost: ", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-cost"), "USD")
print("Cache: ", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-cache"))AGENTCC_API_KEY with a key fromapp.futureagi.com.Gateway docs ↗Same model on other providers
xai-grok-4-20-reasoning is also available via 2 other routes. Pricing, regions, and capabilities can differ — compare before routing production traffic.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Cloud | $1.25/M | $2.50/M | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Google Vertex AI | $1.25/M | $2.50/M | Oct 22, 2026 |
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FAQ
How much does Grok 4.20 Reasoning cost?
Input is priced at $1.25 per 1M tokens and output at $2.50 per 1M tokens (Perplexity, last verified Oct 22, 2026).
What is the context window of Grok 4.20 Reasoning?
Context window for Grok 4.20 Reasoning is not currently public.
Does Grok 4.20 Reasoning support function calling?
Yes — Grok 4.20 Reasoning supports function (tool) calling.
Is Grok 4.20 Reasoning good for production?
Grok 4.20 Reasoning is well-suited for agentic workflows that depend on reliable tool calls.
How can I route to Grok 4.20 Reasoning with fallback?
Use Agent Command Center: a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint that supports cost-optimized routing, latency-aware retries, model fallback, and shadow traffic. Configure once, swap models without app changes.
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