Grok 4.1 Fast is $0.3 cheaper per 1M input tokens (60% lower; 2.5x difference).
API cost decision in 10 seconds
🔥Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs 🔥Grok 4.1 Fast
Pick Grok 4.1 Fast when budget and context both matter.
Pricing data updated:
Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick Grok 4.1 Fast when budget and context both matter.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Grok 4.1 Fast is estimated at $0.45 vs $2 for Gemini 3 Flash Preview, saving $1.55 (77.5% lower).
Cost-first pickGrok 4.1 Fast
Context-first pickGrok 4.1 Fast
Sample savings$1.5577.5%
10x traffic gap$15.5
Grok 4.1 Fast is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $15.5. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Grok 4.1 Fast is $2.5 cheaper per 1M output tokens (83.3% lower; 6x difference).
Grok 4.1 Fast has 951.42K more context (1.91x larger).
Grok 4.1 Fast is $1.55 cheaper on the standard workload (77.5% lower).
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Quick Decision
Grok 4.1 Fast has the lower input price; Grok 4.1 Fast has the lower output price; Grok 4.1 Fast offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Grok 4.1 Fast is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $2 for Gemini 3 Flash Preview and $0.45 for Grok 4.1 Fast.
Choose Gemini 3 Flash Preview when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.
Choose Grok 4.1 Fast when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Grok 4.1 Fast is estimated at $0.45 vs $2 for Gemini 3 Flash Preview, saving $1.55 (77.5% lower).
- Grok 4.1 Fast is $1.55 cheaper on the standard workload (77.5% lower).
- Grok 4.1 Fast is $0.3 cheaper per 1M input tokens (60% lower; 2.5x difference).
- Grok 4.1 Fast is $2.5 cheaper per 1M output tokens (83.3% lower; 6x difference).
- Grok 4.1 Fast has 951.42K more context (1.91x larger).
| Feature | 🔥Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Google) | 🔥Grok 4.1 Fast (xAI) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $0.5 | $0.2 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $3 | $0.5 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $2 | $0.45 |
| Context Window | 1.05M | 2M |
| Release Date | 2025-12-17 | 2025-11-19 |
| Popularity Rank current rank | #6 | #18 |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | Grok 4.1 Fast | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Grok 4.1 Fast is estimated at $0.45 vs $2 for Gemini 3 Flash Preview, saving $1.55 (77.5% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Grok 4.1 Fast | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | Grok 4.1 Fast | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | Grok 4.1 Fast | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
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