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Grok API (SpaceXSI / x.ai)

Grok models via API

🧠 LLMs & APIs
A
75
/ 100

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API for Grok models (the x.ai site is now branded SpaceXSI), plus image, video and voice APIs; OpenAI-compatible.

Use it when…

You want Grok models in your app.

Skip it if…

You need the largest third-party ecosystem.

Score breakdown

Job fit20/30
Ease / time-to-first-result13/15
Value11/15
Momentum13/15
Openness & portability6/10
Trust & maturity8/10
Builder/gamer bonus4/5

Initial editorial estimate from public info; not yet hands-on tested. How we score →

Details

Pricing
Pay-per-token; vendor page lists grok-4.7 from $2 per million tokens (seen Oct 18, 2026)
Unverified. Unverified: editorial summary. We couldn't confirm this on an official pricing page (JS-rendered, no public pricing, or usage-based) as of Oct 18, 2026.
Free tier
No (unverified)
Platforms
API
Open source
No
Official URL
https://x.ai/api
URL verified
Oct 18, 2026 (curl HTTP GET)
Last reviewed
Oct 18, 2026 by agent
Sources
https://x.ai/api

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