Grok 4 Fast vs Grok 4.7

Wins 0 of 5 benchmarks
$1.25 / task
Wins 3 of 5 benchmarks
Grok 4 Fast4.5
Grok 4.739.2
Grok 4 Fast—
Grok 4.716.2
Grok 4 Fast—
Grok 4.756.7
Grok 4 Fast1,382
Grok 4.7at xhigh1,424
Grok 4 Fast48.1
Grok 4.778.2

Specs

SpecGrok 4 FastGrok 4.7
Input, per 1M—$2
Output, per 1M—$6
Cost per task?—$1.25
Speed, tok/s—80
Context2M500K
WeightsClosedClosed
ReleasedSep 2025Sep 2026
See images✓✓
Read PDFsPartialPartial
Hear audio——
Watch video——
Call tools?✓
Force a tool call?Partial
Return strict JSON?✓
Search the web?✓
Run code??
Use a computer??

What breaks when you switch

Grok 4 Fast → Grok 4.7
Context: 2M → 500K
Reasoning cannot be disabled›

Reasoning cannot be disabled; choose low, medium, high or xhigh effort.

Penalties and stop return error›

presencePenalty, frequencyPenalty and stop cannot be used with reasoning models; requests containing them return an error.

Set prompt_cache_key›

Set prompt_cache_key or the Chat Completions x-grok-conv-id header to keep a conversation on the same server and improve cache hits.

Pass reasoning items back unchanged · Responses›

Responses always returns encrypted reasoning even without include; pass the reasoning items back unchanged in the next request.

10% premium · US regional endpoint›

The US regional endpoint keeps inference in the United States and adds a 10% token-price premium.

Grok 4.7 → Grok 4 Fast
Nothing known.