AI News Analysis & Media Monitoring Cost: Grok 4.1 vs GPT-5.2

Grok 4.1 vs GPT-5.2
Complete Comparison: 50,000 input tokens × 5,000 output tokens
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Complete comparison of pricing, performance, and capabilities for 2 leading AI models .

📊 Batch API
Comparison Criteria Grok 4.1
xAI
GPT-5.2
OpenAI
Calculation Results (Current Inputs)
Input Tokens 50,000 50,000
Output Tokens 5,000 5,000
Cost Breakdown
Input Cost $0.075000 (rounded ~ 0.08)Worst $0.021875 (rounded ~ 0.02)Best
Output Cost $0.037500 (rounded ~ 0.04)Worst $0.017500 (rounded ~ 0.02)Best
Unit Cost (Audio/OCR) $0.000000 $0.000000
Service Fees $0.000000 $0.000000
Total Cost $0.112500 (rounded ~ 0.11) Most Expensive $0.039375 Best Value
Processing Time 1 minute, 47.00 seconds Fastest 2 minutes, 10.00 seconds Slowest
Tokens per Second 550Fastest 450Slowest
Time to First Token 200ms 200ms
Cost per 1K tokens $0.002045 (rounded ~ 0.00)Worst $0.000716Best
Tokens per Dollar 488,889Worst Value 1,396,825Best Value
Cost per 1 Million Tokens (Informational)
Input Cost / 1M (Base) $1.500000Worst $0.437500 (rounded ~ 0.44)Best
Output Cost / 1M (Base) $7.500000Worst $3.500000Best
Input Cost / 1M (Optimized) $0.750000Worst
Optimizations: 50.0% batch
$0.218750 (rounded ~ 0.22)Best
Optimizations: 50.0% batch
Output Cost / 1M (Optimized) $3.750000Worst
Optimizations: 50.0% batch
$1.750000Best
Optimizations: 50.0% batch
Capabilities & Advanced Features
Images Support ✓ Supported ✓ Supported
Video Support ✓ Supported ✗ Not Supported
Audio Support ✓ Supported ✗ Not Supported
Caching Support ✓ Supported ✓ Supported
Batch API Support ✓ Supported ✓ Supported
Tool Usage Support ✓ Supported ✓ Supported
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Grok 4.1
xAIMax Context: 1,000,000 tokens
$3 / $15 per 1M tokens (≤128,000 tokens)
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Calculate Token Costs

$0.112500 Total Cost
$0.075000 Input Cost
$0.037500 Output Cost
$0.000000 Unit Cost
$0.000000 Search Cost
$0.000000 Request Fee
$0.000000 Tool Fee
$0.000000 Code Execution
55,000Total Tokens
$0.002045Cost per 1K
488,889Tokens per $
🔄 Threshold Pricing Active: Using Standard pricing (standard) based on token volume.
📊 Advanced Cost Breakdown

Processing Speed

1m 47s Processing Time
550 Tokens/Second
200ms Time to First Token
514 Effective Speed

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Model Information

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🔄 Advanced Options

⚡ Optimization
Flat fee per session (e.g., $0.03 for Code Interpreter)
Hourly storage fee for cached data
First 50 hours free, $0.05/hour after
🧠 Reasoning & Thinking
Apply 1.5x multiplier to output tokens (GPT-5.4, Claude 4.6)
Manual thinking tokens (billed at output rate)
🔧 Special Modes
Enable 4x Tunnel Multiplier (applied after markup)
Enable 6.0x Fast Mode multiplier
📚 Research & Citations
Enable $1.00/$4.00 rates + $10.00/1k search
Enable research tier pricing
Fee per source cited
🎤 Realtime Audio & Video
Session length for billing
📊 Multiple Models Detected: This page contains data for 2 models. See the detailed comparison table above, and switch between models using tabs below.

Grok 4.1 xAI 1000000

$0.112500 (rounded ~ 0.11)
Total Cost
📊 Batch API 🔧 Tools
👁️
Vision/Images
✓ Available
🎧
Audio Processing
✓ Available
🎥
Video Analysis
✓ Available
🔧
Tool Usage
✓ Available
📄
OCR Support
✗ Not Available
📊
Batch API
✓ Available
⚡
Caching
✓ Available
90% savings

💰 Total Cost Calculation (from Plugin)

Base Cost (No Optimizations) $0.112500 (rounded ~ 0.11) Input: $0.075000 (rounded ~ 0.08)
Output: $0.037500 (rounded ~ 0.04)
Optimized Cost $0.112500 (rounded ~ 0.11) Input: $0.075000 (rounded ~ 0.08)
Output: $0.037500 (rounded ~ 0.04)
Unit: $0.000000
Fees: $0.000000

Advanced Cost Breakdown (from Plugin)

📊 Batch API
50.0% off
Asynchronous processing discount

Detailed Cost Analysis (from Plugin)

For 50,000 input tokens and 5,000 output tokens:

  • Input Cost: $0.075000 (rounded ~ 0.08)
  • Output Cost: $0.037500 (rounded ~ 0.04)
  • Total Cost: $0.112500 (rounded ~ 0.11)
  • Cost per 1K tokens: $0.002045 (rounded ~ 0.00)
  • Tokens per dollar: 488,889 tokens
  • Context Window: 1000000 tokens

Speed & Performance Analysis

With a processing speed of 550 tokens per second and 200ms time to first token:

  • Processing Time: 1 minute, 47.00 seconds
  • Latency: 200 milliseconds to first token
  • Base Throughput: 550 tokens/second
  • Effective Throughput: 514 tokens/second (temperature-adjusted)

Best Use Cases

Media MonitoringSentiment AnalysisPR Tracking

GPT-5.2 OpenAI

$0.039375
Total Cost
📊 Batch API 🔧 Tools
👁️
Vision/Images
✓ Available
🎧
Audio Processing
✗ Not Available
🎥
Video Analysis
✗ Not Available
🔧
Tool Usage
✓ Available
📄
OCR Support
✗ Not Available
📊
Batch API
✓ Available
⚡
Caching
✓ Available
90% savings

💰 Total Cost Calculation (from Plugin)

Base Cost (No Optimizations) $0.039375 Input: $0.021875 (rounded ~ 0.02)
Output: $0.017500 (rounded ~ 0.02)
Optimized Cost $0.039375 Input: $0.021875 (rounded ~ 0.02)
Output: $0.017500 (rounded ~ 0.02)
Unit: $0.000000
Fees: $0.000000

Advanced Cost Breakdown (from Plugin)

📊 Batch API
50.0% off
Asynchronous processing discount

Detailed Cost Analysis (from Plugin)

For 50,000 input tokens and 5,000 output tokens:

  • Input Cost: $0.021875 (rounded ~ 0.02)
  • Output Cost: $0.017500 (rounded ~ 0.02)
  • Total Cost: $0.039375
  • Cost per 1K tokens: $0.000716
  • Tokens per dollar: 1,396,825 tokens
  • Context Window: 400000 tokens

Speed & Performance Analysis

With a processing speed of 450 tokens per second and 200ms time to first token:

  • Processing Time: 2 minutes, 10.00 seconds
  • Latency: 200 milliseconds to first token
  • Base Throughput: 450 tokens/second
  • Effective Throughput: 421 tokens/second (temperature-adjusted)

Best Use Cases

Media MonitoringSentiment AnalysisPR Tracking

✨ Market Recommendations AI Model Registry

← Back to Grok 4.1
📋 Active Input Parameters
Input Tokens: 50,000
Output Tokens: 5,000
Batch API: Enabled (50% discount)
Tools: Enabled
Rank AI Model & Provider Total Cost vs Grok 4.1 vs GPT-5.2
🏆 Mistral Small 3
Mistral AI
 $0.001625 (rounded ~ 0.00) Best Value ↓ 98.6% cheaper ↓ 95.9% cheaper
🥈 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Google
 $0.003500 (rounded ~ 0.00) ↓ 96.9% cheaper ↓ 91.1% cheaper
🥉 o4-mini Deep Research
OpenAI
 $0.017500 (rounded ~ 0.02) ↓ 84.4% cheaper ↓ 55.6% cheaper
#4 Llama 4 Maverick (400B)
Meta AI
 $0.017750 (rounded ~ 0.02) ↓ 84.2% cheaper ↓ 54.9% cheaper
#5 o4-mini
OpenAI
 $0.019250 ↓ 82.9% cheaper ↓ 51.1% cheaper
#6 Mistral Large 3
Mistral AI
 $0.032500 (rounded ~ 0.03) ↓ 71.1% cheaper ↓ 17.5% cheaper
#7 GPT-5.3 Codex Spark
OpenAI
 $0.039375 ↓ 65% cheaper Same price
#8 Grok 5
xAI
 $0.056250 (rounded ~ 0.06) ↓ 50% cheaper ↑ 42.9% more
#9 Gemini 3.1 Pro
Google
 $0.080000 ↓ 28.9% cheaper ↑ 103.2% more
#10 GPT-5.4 Thinking
OpenAI
 $0.100000 ↓ 11.1% cheaper ↑ 154% more
#11 Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic
 $0.112500 (rounded ~ 0.11) Same price ↑ 185.7% more
#12 o3 Deep Research
OpenAI
 $0.175000 (rounded ~ 0.18) ↑ 55.6% more ↑ 344.4% more
#13 Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic
 $0.187500 (rounded ~ 0.19) ↑ 66.7% more ↑ 376.2% more
#14 o3 Pro
OpenAI
 $0.350000 ↑ 211.1% more ↑ 788.9% more
#15 GPT-5.2 Pro
OpenAI
 $0.472500 (rounded ~ 0.47) ↑ 320% more ↑ 1100% more
#16 GPT-5.2 Pro
OpenAI
 $0.472500 (rounded ~ 0.47) ↑ 320% more ↑ 1100% more
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Mistral Small 3
Mistral AI

$0.001625 (rounded ~ 0.00)
vs Grok 4.1: ↓ 98.6%
vs GPT-5.2: ↓ 95.9%
🥈

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Google

$0.003500 (rounded ~ 0.00)
vs Grok 4.1: ↓ 96.9%
vs GPT-5.2: ↓ 91.1%
🥉

o4-mini Deep Research
OpenAI

$0.017500 (rounded ~ 0.02)
vs Grok 4.1: ↓ 84.4%
vs GPT-5.2: ↓ 55.6%
#4

Llama 4 Maverick (400B)
Meta AI

$0.017750 (rounded ~ 0.02)
vs Grok 4.1: ↓ 84.2%
vs GPT-5.2: ↓ 54.9%
#5

o4-mini
OpenAI

$0.019250
vs Grok 4.1: ↓ 82.9%
vs GPT-5.2: ↓ 51.1%
#6

Mistral Large 3
Mistral AI

$0.032500 (rounded ~ 0.03)
vs Grok 4.1: ↓ 71.1%
vs GPT-5.2: ↓ 17.5%
#7

GPT-5.3 Codex Spark
OpenAI

$0.039375
vs Grok 4.1: ↓ 65%
vs GPT-5.2: Same
#8

Grok 5
xAI

$0.056250 (rounded ~ 0.06)
vs Grok 4.1: ↓ 50%
vs GPT-5.2: ↑ 42.9%
#9

Gemini 3.1 Pro
Google

$0.080000
vs Grok 4.1: ↓ 28.9%
vs GPT-5.2: ↑ 103.2%
#10

GPT-5.4 Thinking
OpenAI

$0.100000
vs Grok 4.1: ↓ 11.1%
vs GPT-5.2: ↑ 154%
#11

Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic

$0.112500 (rounded ~ 0.11)
vs Grok 4.1: Same
vs GPT-5.2: ↑ 185.7%
#12

o3 Deep Research
OpenAI

$0.175000 (rounded ~ 0.18)
vs Grok 4.1: ↑ 55.6%
vs GPT-5.2: ↑ 344.4%
#13

Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic

$0.187500 (rounded ~ 0.19)
vs Grok 4.1: ↑ 66.7%
vs GPT-5.2: ↑ 376.2%
#14

o3 Pro
OpenAI

$0.350000
vs Grok 4.1: ↑ 211.1%
vs GPT-5.2: ↑ 788.9%
#15

GPT-5.2 Pro
OpenAI

$0.472500 (rounded ~ 0.47)
vs Grok 4.1: ↑ 320%
vs GPT-5.2: ↑ 1100%
#16

GPT-5.2 Pro
OpenAI

$0.472500 (rounded ~ 0.47)
vs Grok 4.1: ↑ 320%
vs GPT-5.2: ↑ 1100%
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Real-time Media Intelligence

Calculate the cost of monitoring global news feeds and social media. Grok 4.1 offers native real-time data access, while GPT-5.2 provides superior analytical depth for sentiment trends.

Frequently Asked Questions

How accurate are these AI model cost calculations?
Our calculations are based on official pricing from each provider (Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, xAI, Perplexity, DeepSeek, Mistral) and are updated regularly. We account for all factors including multimodal inputs, caching discounts, batch API pricing, tool usage multipliers, OCR processing, audio minutes, silence fees, and research mode pricing. Note: Reseller markups and dedicated instance multipliers have been removed to reflect official provider pricing.
How do Market Recommendations work (v8.6.0)?
Our recommendation engine scans the entire model registry and only includes models that support ALL your current input parameters (tokens, images, video, audio, OCR, tools, batch API, etc.). It calculates exact costs with your settings and sorts by price, showing you the best value options that can handle your complete workflow. Special pricing models (OCR, video, audio, image generation) are properly handled and only appear when their specific input types are requested. v8.6.0 removes reseller markups (20% buffer) and dedicated instance multipliers to reflect official provider pricing.
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