Grok 4.7
xAI · released Sep 21, 2026
- Type
- Closed
- Input
- $2.00
- Output
- $6.00
- Cached
- None held
List price · per 1M tokens · xAI at 500K context · machine-readable source ↗
Our take
Written Sep 30, 2026Grok 4.7 is a hosted-only model with no download, and its measured strength is agentic work: finishing tasks, calling the right tools and building web apps. On general chat, coding and maths it sits mid-field, so pick it for what it does well rather than as an all-rounder.
Choose it for agentic work where the model has to finish a task and call the right tools, for building web applications, or for prompts that need precise instruction following. It takes text, images and files, and its request capacity is large enough that long documents need not be split up first. Skip it if you need to run the model on your own hardware, or if you need top-tier general chat, coding or maths quality.
The case for it
- 8th of 55 on Arena Agent · Task outcome and 9th of 55 on Arena Agent · Tool use via xHigh as of 25 Sep 2026, so it is a reasonable first pick when the job is finishing a task rather than answering a question.
- 11th of 95 on Arena Code (WebDev) via xHigh as of 25 Sep 2026, which makes it worth trialling on web-app building work.
- 9th of 58 on LiveBench Instruction Following via xHigh as of 25 Jun 2026, useful when your prompts carry strict formatting or constrained-rewriting rules.
- Accepts text, images and files, so a screenshot or document does not have to be described in words first.
The case against it
- Mid-field on general quality: 61st of 168 on Arena Text (overall) and 61st of 168 on Arena Coding via xHigh as of 25 Sep 2026, so do not expect it to lead on everyday chat or coding.
- Reasoning is among its weaker measured areas, at 37th of 58 on LiveBench Reasoning via xHigh as of 25 Jun 2026.
- We list no download for it, so using it means choosing a host and paying per request rather than running it yourself.
How good is it?
A text model from xAI built for calling tools to carry out requests.
- calling tools to carry out requestsArena Agent · Tool use · 9th of 55
EverydayGeneral questions and everyday reasoning
Arena Text (overall)61st of 168 · 1439
CodingWriting and fixing code on its own
Arena Coding61st of 168 · 1488
AgenticPlanning, calling tools, staying on task
Arena Agent16th of 55 · 0.038
WritingDrafting and rewriting prose
Arena Creative Writing47th of 168 · 1427
Placings on Arena's agent boards, from live sessions people ran themselves. A model can lead on one of these and sit mid-field on the others.
Boards this model appears on that none of the ratings above are built on.
Every published score for this model20 scoresEvery figure we hold, from 20 boards, with who ran it and a link to the source — including the boards no rating above is built on.
Where to rent it
Prices checked between 58 min and 1 hour ago — each listing carries its own date.
xAI, direct and through OpenRouter
The lab is also the cheapest we hold. The strip above and this offer are the same one, so nothing on this page undercuts xAI on 500K of context.
- per 1M tokens
- $2.00 in / $6.00 out
- Context served
- 500K
- Throughput
- Not measured
| Provider | In / out per 1M tokens | Context | Throughput | Trains on prompts | Logs prompts | Zero retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouterOpenRouter's own listing | $2.00 / $6.00checked 1 hour ago | 500K | not measured | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| xAIDirect and through OpenRouter | $2.00 / $6.00checked 58 min ago directchecked 59 min ago through OpenRouter | 500K500K max reply direct450K max reply through OpenRouter | 52 tok/sthrough OpenRouter | DirectUnknownThrough OpenRouterNo | DirectUnknownThrough OpenRouterYes30 days | DirectUnknownThrough OpenRouterConfirmed |
| xAIusThrough OpenRouter | $2.20 / $6.60checked 59 min ago | 500K450K max reply | 12 tok/s | No | Yes30 days | Confirmed |
| xAIpriority tierThrough OpenRouter | $4.00 / $12.00checked 59 min ago | 500K450K max reply | 45 tok/s | No | Yes30 days | Confirmed |
OpenRouterAcross the 4 listings we hold: 3 say they do not train on prompts (1 of them only through OpenRouter), 0 say they do and 1 does not say. 3 appear in the zero-retention registry we check (1 of them only through OpenRouter); the rest are unknown to us.
What each host's API supports
From the parameter list each endpoint publishes. Streaming is omitted: nothing we hold reports it, for any model.
| Provider | Tool calling | JSON output | Strict schema |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouterOpenRouter's own listing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| xAIDirect and through OpenRouter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| xAIusThrough OpenRouter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| xAIpriorityThrough OpenRouter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Tool calling: 4 of 4 listings say yes. JSON output: 4 of 4 listings say yes. Strict schema: 4 of 4 listings say yes.
Models people weigh against Grok 4.7
When we formed this view
Recent changes
What moved
Grok 4.7 moved on 2 xAI listings: xAI through OpenRouter: input +25% ($1.60 → $2.00 per 1M tokens), output +25% ($4.80 → $6.00 per 1M tokens), cache read +25% ($0.40 → $0.50 per 1M tokens); xAI (priority tier): input +25% ($3.20 → $4.00 per 1M tokens), output +25% ($9.60 → $12.00 per 1M tokens), cache read +25% ($0.80 → $1.00 per 1M tokens)Each date is the day we first saw the change, or the day the maker announced it.
What we do not know about this model yet
- Nothing we hold says whether an endpoint streams, so we do not show it either way.
- 1 of 4 listings does not say whether it trains on prompts, and 1 answers only through OpenRouter, not for its own listing.
- We hold no batch or off-peak rate for any of its listings.
Licence and identifiers
What the licence allowsWe hold no licence record for this model. Inside are the identifiers you need to pull it — its Hugging Face repo where we have one, our slug and a machine-readable card.
Licence
We hold no licence record for this model, and no record of published weights either — so we can neither summarise its terms nor point you at the weights.
Identifiers
- Takes in, gives back
- Text, images and documents in, text out
- Catalogue slug
- x-ai-grok-4-7