Grok 3 Beta API

x-ai/grok-3-beta
Advanced AI model excelling in reasoning, mathematics, and coding
Context
128K tokens
Input
$1.625 / 1M tokens
Output
$3.25 / 1M tokens
Released
Sep 9, 2025

Overview

Grok 3 Beta Description

Overview

Grok 3 Beta is xAI’s flagship reasoning model, designed for enterprise-level tasks requiring advanced problem-solving capabilities. It excels in complex reasoning tasks, including mathematics, coding, and domain-specific analytics.

Key Features
  • Advanced Reasoning: Utilizes multistep reasoning approaches, self-correcting errors to deliver accurate responses.
  • Mathematics and Coding Proficiency: Performs exceptionally well in mathematical problem-solving and code generation tasks.​
  • Knowledge Retrieval: Accesses and integrates up-to-date information from the internet for informed responses.

API Pricing

  • Input: $3.9
  • Output: $19.5
Intended Use
  • Educational Tools: Assists in teaching complex subjects through detailed explanations and problem-solving steps.​
  • Software Development: Aids in code generation, debugging, and optimization for developers.​
  • Research Assistance: Ideal for enterprise applications such as legal analysis, scientific research, data extraction, and structured workflows.

Technical Details

Architecture

Grok 3 Beta utilizes Transformer-based architectures optimized for reasoning tasks. This model employs large-scale reinforcement learning for advanced reasoning.

Training Data

Trained on diverse datasets including legal filings, scientific papers, mathematical benchmarks like AIME2025, and synthetic reasoning corpora.

Data Source and Size

Grok 3 models leverage xAI’s Colossus supercluster with over 200,000 GPUs to process terabytes of data efficiently.

Knowledge Cutoff

February 2025; supports static datasets without live data retrieval capabilities.

Usage

Code Samples

The model is available on the AI/ML API platform as "x-ai/grok-3-beta" .

API Documentation

Detailed API Documentation is available here.

Ethical Guidelines

Grok's development follows ethical considerations regarding data usage and model deployment. xAI emphasizes responsible AI use while addressing potential misuse concerns related to its capabilities, particularly in image generation.

Licensing

Grok-3 is available under a commercial license. Non-commercial usage rights may be limited based on specific terms outlined by xAI.

Uptime and performance

  • Uptime (7d): 100%

Measured on the AI/ML API gateway across live traffic. Figures are medians unless stated. Last updated 2026-10-12.

Use cases

Grok 3 Beta is documented as suited to enterprise use cases such as data extraction, coding, and text summarization.

It is also documented for research and analysis, including multi-source research on complex topics and synthesis of academic papers, news articles, and real-time X discussions into structured reports.

Another documented use case is mathematics and science education, including working through mathematical proofs, scientific problem-solving, and STEM educational assistance.

It is also documented for software development, including code generation, debugging, code review, and explaining complex systems.

How to use Grok 3 Beta API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to x-ai/grok-3-beta.
import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "x-ai/grok-3-beta",
      "messages": [
        {
          "role": "user",
          "content": "Hello!"
        }
      ]
    },
)
print(r.json())
const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "x-ai/grok-3-beta",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Hello!"
      }
    ]
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"x-ai/grok-3-beta","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello!"}]}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

Grok 3 Beta API Pricing

TypePrice
Input
$1.625 / 1M tokens
Output
$3.25 / 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.26 / 1M tokens

Grok 3 Beta Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
MMMU
76.0%
College-level multimodal understanding + reasoningSourceJuly 12, 2026
AIME 2025
77.3%
Competition mathematics (AIME), 2025SourceJuly 12, 2026
GPQA Diamond
80.2%
Google-proof graduate science questions (hardest subset)SourceJuly 12, 2026
Intelligence
10.4
Composite score across standardised reasoning, knowledge and problem-solving evaluations, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceSeptember 12, 2026

Grok 3 Beta vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
Grok 3 Beta
This page
$1.625 / 1M tokens
$3.25 / 1M tokens
128K tokens
Coding + agents
$6.5 / 1M tokens
$39 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Reasoning + agents
$2.6 / 1M tokens
$13 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Balanced coding + agents
$3.9 / 1M tokens
$19.5 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Long-context, multimodal & agentic workflows
$1.95 / 1M tokens
$11.7 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Reasoning + agents

Frequently asked questions

Grok 3 Beta has a 131,000 tokens context window and can return up to 130,000 tokens.

Grok 3 Beta takes text as input and returns text.

Use x-ai/grok-3-beta as the model id. Requests go to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions.

Grok 3 Beta is priced at input $1.625 / 1M tokens, output $3.25 / 1M tokens, cached input $0.26 / 1M tokens.

Yes, Grok 3 Beta can stream responses as they are generated.

Grok 3 Beta was built by xAI .

Grok 3 Beta is available via the API endpoint https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions.

It supports file input, parallel tool calls, streaming, structured output, and tool use.

Yes, it supports function calling, tool use, and parallel tool calls.

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