xAI: Grok Build 0.1

x-ai · Released May 20, 2026
DFO score #407 / 692
12.2 leaderboard score
Speed
115 tok/s · best OpenRouter provider
Input Price #523 / 692
$1.00 per 1M tokens
Output Price #462 / 692
$2.00 per 1M tokens
Context #274 / 692
256,000 tokens

Analysis Summary

Grok Build 0.1 is listed with a 256K-token context window, image and file input, tool use, and function calling. Its listed pricing is comparatively low, making it a candidate for experimentation with software-oriented or tool-driven applications. No benchmark results are supplied for this model, so its reasoning, coding quality, and production reliability remain unverified in the available data.

The feature set is relevant to agent prototypes and workflows that need to combine documents with tool calls, but feature availability alone does not show how well it completes multi-step tasks. Businesses should measure tool selection, output correctness, and recovery from errors before relying on it for client-facing automation. There is also no supplied evidence on its writing quality or speed.

Treat Grok Build 0.1 as a low-cost pilot option rather than a production default. It may be worth testing where its listed multimodal and function-calling support matches a specific workflow.

Assessed September 23, 2026

Editorial notes

Grok Build 0.1 lists vision, tool use, function calling, and a 256K context window at low listed prices, but benchmark results are not supplied to verify its coding or agent reliability.

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DFO Verdict

Grok Build 0.1 lists vision, tool use, function calling, and a 256K context window at low listed prices, but benchmark results are not supplied to verify its coding or agent reliability.

#407 of 692 overall Down 4 this week

How xAI: Grok Build 0.1 compares

Its 256K-token context window is larger than 60% of the models we list. At $1.00 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 24% of comparable models.

Position in the field
DFO score: ahead of 44% of models #386
Price: cheaper than 24% of models #523
Context: larger than 60% of models #274
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
xAI: Grok Build 0.1 $1.00 in $2.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 $4.00 in $20.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5.5 $2.00 in $10.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1 $10.00 in $50.00 out

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

Context window vs peers · tokens

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

Pricing

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

What would xAI: Grok Build 0.1 cost your business?

Pick the job that looks most like yours, then fine-tune with the sliders. Estimates update live.

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

$4.68/mo xAI: Grok Build 0.1 $0.0016 per request
$31.68/mo Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 $0.01 per request
$15.84/mo Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5.5 · best value $0.0053 per request

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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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