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Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent vs GPT-5.2

Pick Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent 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 4.20 Multi-Agent when budget and context both matter.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is estimated at $5 vs $8.75 for GPT-5.2, saving $3.75 (42.9% lower).

Cost-first pickGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
Context-first pickGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
Sample savings$3.7542.9%
10x traffic gap$37.5

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $37.5. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shapeToken mixBetter pickGrok 4.20 Multi-AgentGPT-5.2
Input-heavy / RAG5M input + 500K outputGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent$13$15.75
Balanced workload1M input + 1M outputGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent$8$15.75
Output-heavy chatbot1M input + 5M outputGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent$32$71.75
Cheaper input GPT-5.2 $2 vs $1.75 / 1M

GPT-5.2 is $0.25 cheaper per 1M input tokens (12.5% lower; 1.14x difference).

Cheaper output Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent $6 vs $14 / 1M

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is $8 cheaper per 1M output tokens (57.1% lower; 2.33x difference).

Larger context Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent 2M vs 400K

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has 1.6M more context (5x larger).

Sample workload Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent $5 vs $8.75

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is $3.75 cheaper on the standard workload (42.9% lower).

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Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.
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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.

Quick Decision

Verdict

GPT-5.2 has the lower input price; Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has the lower output price; Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $5 for Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent and $8.75 for GPT-5.2.

Best Fit

Choose Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent when you care most about lower output-token price, and larger context window.

Choose GPT-5.2 when you care most about lower input-token price.

Decision Notes
  • On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is estimated at $5 vs $8.75 for GPT-5.2, saving $3.75 (42.9% lower).
  • Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is $3.75 cheaper on the standard workload (42.9% lower).
  • GPT-5.2 is $0.25 cheaper per 1M input tokens (12.5% lower; 1.14x difference).
  • Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is $8 cheaper per 1M output tokens (57.1% lower; 2.33x difference).
  • Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has 1.6M more context (5x larger).
Head-to-Head Specs
FeatureGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
(xAI)		GPT-5.2
(OpenAI)
Input Price
prompt tokens per 1M		$2$1.75
Completion Price
per 1M tokens		$6$14
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output		$5$8.75
Context Window2M400K
Release Date

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use caseBetter pickWhy
Budget-constrained productionGrok 4.20 Multi-AgentOn the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is estimated at $5 vs $8.75 for GPT-5.2, saving $3.75 (42.9% lower).
High-volume input processingGPT-5.2Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbotsGrok 4.20 Multi-AgentLower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document workGrok 4.20 Multi-AgentA larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

Related Alternatives

Same-provider lower-cost swaps
  • Grok Build 0.1 can replace Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent when lower sample workload cost matters most: $2.
  • Grok 4.3 can replace Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent when lower sample workload cost matters most: $2.5.
  • Grok 4.20 can replace Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent when lower sample workload cost matters most: $2.5.
  • gpt-oss-120b (free) can replace GPT-5.2 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.
Larger context near this budget
  • Llama 4 Scout offers 10M context with $0.23 sample workload cost.
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