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Why use Grok 4.5 on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers Grok 4.5 with pay-as-you-go pricing at $2.00/1M 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 4.5 across 3 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Python + curlpip install openaiexport AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],xai/grok-4.5Request 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-4.5",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "xai/grok-4.5", not the LLMReference slug "grok-4.5".
- 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 4.5 Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| xAI Console | $2.00 | $6.00 |
| OpenRouter | $2.00 | $6.00 |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $2.00 | $6.00 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $2.00 |
| Output tokens | $6.00 |
| Query | $5.00 |
Capabilities
About Grok 4.5
Grok 4.5 is xAI/SpaceXAI's July 2026 flagship model for coding, agentic tasks, and knowledge work. It is publicly available as grok-4.5 through the xAI API and Grok Build, supports configurable low/medium/high reasoning, function calling, web search, X search, code execution, prompt caching, and a 500k-token context window. xAI tiered pricing applies at a 200K prompt threshold: <=200K prompts at $2.00/$0.50 cached/$6.00 per 1M tokens (input/cached input/output), and prompts above 200K at $4.00/$1.00/$12.00; EU API-console availability was not yet live on launch day.
FAQ
What does Grok 4.5 cost on Vercel AI Gateway?
On Vercel AI Gateway, Grok 4.5 costs $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $6.00 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Grok 4.5 on Vercel AI Gateway?
Grok 4.5 supports a 500k token context window on Vercel AI Gateway.
How does Vercel AI Gateway compare to other Grok 4.5 providers?
Grok 4.5 is available from 3 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $2.00/1M tokens from xAI Console.
What API model ID do I use for Grok 4.5 on Vercel AI Gateway?
Use the model ID xai/grok-4.5 when calling Vercel AI Gateway's API.
Who created Grok 4.5?
Grok 4.5 was created by xAI as part of the Grok 4 model family.
Is Grok 4.5 open source?
Grok 4.5 is not open source; the seed data lists it as proprietary.