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title: "grok-4.5 — LLM-TEST.com"
url: /models/grok-4-5/
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language: en
type: model
summary: "A balanced general-purpose model in the Grok line, trading a little frontier reasoning for steadier everyday performance. Good for mixed production workloads with real-time grounding."
last_updated: "2026-11-05"
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# grok-4.5

_xAI · Balanced_

A balanced general-purpose model in the Grok line, trading a little frontier reasoning for steadier everyday performance. Good for mixed production workloads with real-time grounding.

## At a glance

- Released: Jun 10, 2026
- Provider: xAI
- Context window: 256,000 tokens
- Max output: 64,000 tokens
- Modalities: Text + image → text
- Knowledge cutoff: May 2026
- API model ID: `grok-4.5`
- License: Proprietary (API only)

## Pricing

- Standard: $2 input / $6 output per 1M tokens
- Long context: $4 input / $12 output per 1M tokens
- Example: a 1,500-token prompt + 650-token answer ≈ $0.007 (standard)

## What's new vs grok-4.3 (March 2026)

- Better general capability and tool use than 4.3
- Below the 4.6 and 4.7 reasoning tiers

## Best use cases

- **General assistants** — Handles everyday chat, writing and coding reliably.
- **Live grounding** — Pulls current context from X when queries need it.
- **Mixed workloads** — Covers a broad range of tasks without flagship pricing.

## Strengths

- Well-rounded
- Real-time grounding
- Reasonable cost

## Limitations

- Not a frontier reasoner
- No audio or video input

## Where to get access

- Consumer app: Grok (grok.com and the X apps) — https://grok.com
- API: the xAI Console — https://console.x.ai
- Also available: Grok on X (Premium)
- Docs: https://docs.x.ai

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