Comparison · prices as of 2026-07-04
GPT-5 nano vs Grok 4 Fast
On price alone, GPT-5 nano (OpenAI) runs about 54% cheaper than Grok 4 Fast for a typical chat workload (2K input + 500 output tokens, 1,000 requests/day). Whether that's the right trade depends on the capability gap — pricing below, verify quality on your own evals.
| Spec | GPT-5 nano | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| Input / MTok | $0.05 | $0.20 |
| Output / MTok | $0.40 | $0.50 |
| Context window | 400K | 2M |
| Max output | 128K | 30K |
| Class | fast | fast |
| Reference workload / month | $9.00 | $19.50 |
Sources: OpenAI pricing · xAI pricing. Run your own numbers in the cost calculator.