xAI just unveiled Grok 4 Fast, a lightning-quick reasoning model that packs frontier-level smarts into a budget-friendly package. Elon Musk’s team built this on Grok 4’s foundation, slashing costs while boosting speed and search prowess. With 700 million weekly users eyeing efficient AI, Grok 4 Fast arrives amid fierce competition from OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Google’s Gemini. It promises top performance in coding, research, and web tasks—using 40% fewer tokens than its predecessor. Developers and everyday users now get Grok 4 Fast for free on multiple platforms, making advanced AI more accessible than ever. This launch spotlights Grok 4 Fast as a game-changer for cost-conscious innovation.
Key Features and Benchmarks of Grok 4 Fast
Grok 4 Fast shines with smart design and real-world wins. It tops charts in efficiency, outpacing rivals like Grok 3 Mini while matching Grok 4’s output at lower costs. Here’s what stands out:
- Unified Architecture: One model handles reasoning (deep thinking) and non-reasoning (quick replies) via prompts. This cuts latency and token use, perfect for seamless chats or apps.
- Tool-Smart Training: Reinforcement learning teaches it when to grab web browsing or code execution. It leads LMArena’s Search Arena and hits #8 in Text Arena, showing dense intelligence.
- Massive Context Window: Supports 2 million tokens for handling huge datasets without losing track.
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- Cost Efficiency: Delivers 98% better price-to-performance on Artificial Analysis Index. Uses 40% fewer thinking tokens for the same results.
- Availability: Free for all on grok.com, iOS, Android. Limited-time free access on OpenRouter and Vercel AI Gateway.
- API Pricing:
- Under 128k tokens: $0.20/1M input, $0.50/1M output, $0.05/1M cached input.
- 128k+ tokens: $0.40/1M input, $1.00/1M output, $0.05/1M cached input.
Grok 4 Fast tackles xAI’s past hurdles, like content controversies, by focusing on speed and ethics. As AI races ahead, this model sets a new bar for affordable, high-speed reasoning. Businesses and creators, grab it now to supercharge workflows. xAI eyes even bigger leaps with scaled reinforcement learning. In 2025’s AI boom, Grok 4 Fast proves smarts don’t have to break the bank.
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