xAI: Grok Build 0.1

xAI: Grok Build 0.1

x-ai · Released May 20, 2026
Intelligence #468 / 715
28.7 our score
Speed
Not reported
Input Price #517 / 715
$1.00 per 1M tokens
Output Price #442 / 715
$2.00 per 1M tokens
Context #282 / 715
256,000 tokens

Analysis Summary

Grok Build 0.1 is an xAI model entry oriented toward practical building workflows, with a 256K context window, image and file input, tool use, and function calling. These features could support coding assistants, document processing, and tool-connected applications. No model-specific measurements are supplied for reasoning, coding, instruction following, or agent reliability.

That lack of evidence prevents a confident recommendation for autonomous client systems. It may be worth testing in internal prototypes, especially where multimodal inputs and external actions are central, but production use should be gated by evaluations covering tool selection, error recovery, structured output, and content quality. The model's early version status also calls for careful monitoring of behaviour changes.

Listed pricing is moderate rather than free, so experiments should be scoped to tasks with clear success criteria. Consider Grok Build 0.1 a promising integration candidate, not a default model for high-stakes work until direct testing supplies the missing reliability picture.

Assessed August 9, 2026

Editorial notes

Grok Build 0.1 supports vision, file input, a 256K context window, and function calling, but this variant has no model-specific capability measurements. It is best treated as an early workflow candidate pending validation.

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DFO Verdict

Grok Build 0.1 supports vision, file input, a 256K context window, and function calling, but this variant has no model-specific capability measurements. It is best treated as an early workflow candidate pending validation.

#468 of 715 overall Down 7 this week

How xAI: Grok Build 0.1 compares

Its 256K-token context window is larger than 61% of the models we list. At $1.00 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 28% of comparable models.

Position in the field
Intelligence: smarter than 35% of models #468
Price: cheaper than 28% of models #517
Context: larger than 61% of models #282
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
xAI: Grok Build 0.1 $1.00 in $2.00 out
Claude Opus 5 $5.00 in $25.00 out
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol $2.00 in $10.00 out
SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 $2.00 in $6.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens
xAI: Grok Build 0.1 256K

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Intelligence0Technical0Value7Content4.5
Performance profile

Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.

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Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $1.00 $0.001000
Output $2.00 $0.002000

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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.

3,000
One request is one message, email, draft or automation call.
1,200 tokens

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About xAI: Grok Build 0.1

Grok Build 0.1 is SpaceXAI’s fast coding model trained specifically for agentic software engineering workflows. It supports text and image inputs with text output, and is optimized for interactive coding..

Frequently asked questions about xAI: Grok Build 0.1

How much does xAI: Grok Build 0.1 cost?

xAI: Grok Build 0.1 costs $1.00 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of xAI: Grok Build 0.1?

xAI: Grok Build 0.1 has a context window of 256,000 tokens (256K).

What can xAI: Grok Build 0.1 do?

xAI: Grok Build 0.1 supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.

Who created xAI: Grok Build 0.1?

xAI: Grok Build 0.1 is developed by xAI and was released on May 20, 2026.

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