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Grok 4.20 Reasoning on Vercel AI Gateway

Grok 4 · xAI

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Last refreshed 2026-05-22. Next refresh: weekly.

Why use Grok 4.20 Reasoning on Vercel AI Gateway?

Vercel AI Gateway offers Grok 4.20 Reasoning with pay-as-you-go pricing at $1.25/1M input tokens. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.

Compare Grok 4.20 Reasoning across 2 providers to find the best fit for your use case
Input / 1M
$1.25
Output / 1M
$2.50
Cache
read $0.20
Batch
Not sourced

Setup recipe

Python + curl
Install
pip install openai
Auth
export AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...
Call
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
Model ID
xai/grok-4.20-reasoning

Request example

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="xai/grok-4.20-reasoning",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Gotchas

  • Use provider model ID "xai/grok-4.20-reasoning", not the LLMReference slug "grok-4.20-reasoning".
  • creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
  • The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.

Compare Grok 4.20 Reasoning Across Providers

ProviderInput (per 1M)Output (per 1M)
xAI Console$1.25$2.50
Vercel AI Gateway$1.25$2.50

Pricing

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$1.25
Output tokens$2.50
Query$5.00

Capabilities

VisionMultimodalReasoningFunction CallingTool UseStructured Outputs

About Grok 4.20 Reasoning

Grok 4.20 Reasoning is the xAI API reasoning variant launched around March 10, 2026 as grok-4.20-0309-reasoning. The prior May 2026 seed date was a placeholder; this model was already available months earlier and remains active.

FAQ

What does Grok 4.20 Reasoning cost on Vercel AI Gateway?

On Vercel AI Gateway, Grok 4.20 Reasoning costs $1.25 per 1M input tokens and $2.5 per 1M output tokens.

What is the context window for Grok 4.20 Reasoning on Vercel AI Gateway?

Grok 4.20 Reasoning supports a 2,000,000 token context window on Vercel AI Gateway.

How does Vercel AI Gateway compare to other Grok 4.20 Reasoning providers?

Grok 4.20 Reasoning is available from 2 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $1.25/1M tokens from xAI Console.

What API model ID do I use for Grok 4.20 Reasoning on Vercel AI Gateway?

Use the model ID xai/grok-4.20-reasoning when calling Vercel AI Gateway's API.

Who created Grok 4.20 Reasoning?

Grok 4.20 Reasoning was created by xAI as part of the Grok 4 model family.

Is Grok 4.20 Reasoning open source?

Grok 4.20 Reasoning's open source status is unknown in the seed data.

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Model Specs

Released2026-03-10
Context1M
Knowledge cutoff2024-11