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Grok 4 vs Grok 3

Compare pricing, context windows, and strengths for Grok 4 by xAI and Grok 3 by xAI - and see how to put either to work in Appaca.

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Grok 4

A flagship multimodal model excelling in natural language, math, and deep reasoning with unmatched all-around performance.

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Grok 3

A high-performance enterprise model for coding, extraction, reasoning, and domain-expert tasks across finance, healthcare, law, and science.

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Grok 4 vs Grok 3 at a glance

Specs and pricing side by side, from the Appaca AI models directory.

Spec Grok 4 Grok 3
Provider xAI xAI
Model type Text Text
Context window 256K tokens 131.1K tokens
Input price $3 / 1M tokens $3 / 1M tokens
Output price $15 / 1M tokens $15 / 1M tokens
Status Current Current
Key differences

How Grok 4 and Grok 3 differ

What the numbers mean in practice when choosing between Grok 4 and Grok 3.

  • Both models cost the same on input: $3 per million tokens.

  • Grok 4's 256K tokens context window is roughly 2.0x larger than Grok 3's 131.1K tokens, so it can work across bigger codebases, contracts, or archives in one pass.

Strengths side by side

Where each model shines, according to benchmarks and provider positioning.

Grok 4

1. Flagship-level reasoning and math performance

  • Designed for world-class reasoning depth, precision, and multi-step logical chains.
  • Excels at STEM, mathematics, symbolic operations, proofs, and analytical workloads.

2. Powerful multimodal understanding

  • Supports text, images, and other modalities.
  • Handles cross-modal reasoning tasks requiring context synthesis.

3. Extreme capability across diverse tasks

  • Positioned as a top-tier 'jack of all trades' model.
  • Strong in natural language, coding, knowledge retrieval, and structured generation.

4. Large 256K context window

  • Enables analysis of long documents, entire codebases, multi-document packs, and extensive agent sessions.
  • Supports workloads that require persistent reasoning across large inputs.

5. Advanced developer tooling support

  • Function calling for tool-augmented workflows.
  • Structured outputs for predictable, schema-controlled generation.
  • Integrates smoothly with agents and complex automation pipelines.

6. Efficient caching for cost reduction

  • Cached input tokens discounted to $0.75 / 1M tokens.
  • Encourages RAG, retrieval pipelines, and multi-step conversational workflows.

7. Production-ready performance

  • Stable rate limits: 480 requests per minute.
  • High token throughput: 2,000,000 tokens per minute.
  • Available across multiple xAI regional clusters.

8. Optional Live Search augmentation

  • Add-on: $25 per 1K sources.
  • Enhances factual accuracy and real-time information retrieval.

Grok 3

1. Strong enterprise-grade reasoning

  • Built for deep logical reasoning, structured decision-making, and multi-step analysis.
  • Performs exceptionally in domains requiring precision: law, finance, healthcare, and STEM.

2. Excellent at data extraction and summarization

  • Optimized for structured extraction from documents, PDFs, tables, and complex text.
  • Ideal for enterprise workflows like reporting, compliance automation, or knowledge mining.

3. High-performance coding capabilities

  • Excels at code generation, debugging, refactoring, and explaining code.
  • Competitive with top-tier coding models for multi-file, long-context code reasoning.

4. Supports function calling and structured outputs

  • Integrates cleanly with agent frameworks and external tools.
  • Predictable, schema-aligned responses suitable for production systems.

5. Large 131K context window

  • Handles long documents, transcripts, contracts, codebases, or multi-document tasks.
  • Useful for ingesting highly technical materials in one pass.

6. Efficient cost structure with cached token pricing

  • Cached inputs: only $0.75 / 1M tokens, enabling large-scale systems.
  • Encourages reuse for powerful retrieval-augmented workflows.

7. Enterprise reliability and availability

  • Supported across multiple regions (us-east-1, eu-west-1).
  • Consistent rate limits: 600 requests/min.
  • Suitable for production-grade apps with stability requirements.

8. Supports advanced search capabilities

  • Optional Live Search add-on for real-time knowledge retrieval.
  • Pricing: $25 per 1K sources.
Appaca

Use Grok 4 or Grok 3 - or both

Appaca is the AI workspace for operators. Build internal tools and AI co-workers powered by Grok 4 or Grok 3 - connected to your real data and ready for your whole team. No code, no deployment.

Describe it, and it's built

Tell the Appaca agent the internal tool you need and it builds a working app powered by Grok 4 or Grok 3. No code, no API keys, no deployment.

Switch models without rebuilding

Start on Grok 4, test the same tool on Grok 3, and keep whichever performs better - the rest of your app stays exactly as it is.

Automated for the whole team

Schedule tools to run on autopilot - daily digests, weekly reports, real-time triggers - and share them with your whole team from one workspace.

Describe it, and it's built

Tell the Appaca agent what your team needs and it builds a working app powered by Grok 4 or Grok 3 - connected to the tools you already use.

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FAQs

Is Grok 4 cheaper than Grok 3?

They cost the same overall: both charge $3 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens.

Which has the larger context window, Grok 4 or Grok 3?

Grok 4 has the larger context window at 256K tokens, compared to 131.1K tokens for Grok 3. A larger window means the model can consider more text at once - useful for long contracts, codebases, or months of records.

Should I use Grok 4 or Grok 3?

It depends on the job. Compare the pricing, context window, and strengths above against your workload - and remember the choice isn't permanent. In Appaca you can build a tool on Grok 4, test the same tool on Grok 3, and switch at any time without rebuilding anything.

Can I use Grok 4 and Grok 3 without writing code?

Yes. Appaca is a no-code AI workspace: describe the internal tool your team needs and the Appaca agent builds it as a working app powered by Grok 4, Grok 3, or any other model in the directory - with a built-in database, team access, and integrations. No API keys to wire up and nothing to deploy.

Build AI tools with Grok 4 or Grok 3

Describe the tool your team needs and get a working app powered by the model you choose - with a built-in database, team access, and integrations. No code, no deployment.