Grok 4.5 API

x-ai/grok-4-5
Grok 4.5 is a chat and code model built by xAI. It supports a 500,000-token context window with text and file input, combining reasoning, function calling, and streaming for complex, multi-step tasks. Its long context suits document-heavy or agentic workloads.
Context
500K tokens
Input
$2.6 / 1M tokens
Output
$7.8 / 1M tokens
Released
Jul 8, 2026

How to use Grok 4.5 API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to x-ai/grok-4-5.

import requests

r = requests.post(
   "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions",
   headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
   json={
     "model": "x-ai/grok-4-5",
     "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-4-5",
   "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-4-5","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello!"}]}'

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

Grok 4.5 API Pricing

TypePrice
Input
$2.6 / 1M tokens
Output
$7.8 / 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.39 / 1M tokens

Prompt caching drops cached input to $0.65 / 1M tokens. Free credits on signup.

Grok 4.5 Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
Terminal-Bench
83.3%
Autonomous shell/terminal task completionSourceJuly 12, 2026
Intelligence
39.1
Composite score across standardised reasoning, knowledge and problem-solving evaluations, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceSeptember 12, 2026
Coding
72.4
Composite score across standardised coding evaluations, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceSeptember 12, 2026

Grok 4.5 vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
Grok 4.5
This page
$2.6 / 1M tokens
$7.8 / 1M tokens
500K tokens
Reasoning + agents with long context
$6.5 / 1M tokens
$39 / 1M tokens
1.05M tokens
Reasoning + agents
$6.877 / 1M tokens
$32.5 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Chat + assistants
$2.6 / 1M tokens
$15.6 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Coding + agents

Frequently asked questions

Grok 4.5 has a 500,000 tokens context window.

Grok 4.5 takes text, file in as input and returns text out.

Use x-ai/grok-4-5 as the model id.

Grok 4.5 became available on July 8, 2026.

Grok 4.5 is priced at input $2.6 / 1M tokens, output $7.8 / 1M tokens, cached input $0.39 / 1M tokens.

Yes, Grok 4.5 can stream responses as they are generated.

Grok 4.5 was built by xAI .

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