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Grok 4.2 Beta 2

Grok 4.2 Beta 2

Real-time multi-agent AI that debates itself to find truth.

Overview

What it is

Stop chatting with a single model; start consulting a council. Grok 4.2 introduces a native multi-agent architecture where four experts: Grok (Coordinator), Harper (Research), Benjamin (Logic/Code), and Lucas (Creative) work in parallel. They cross-check facts and debate conclusions in real-time before you see the answer. Built for "rapid learning," Grok 4.2 iterates weekly based on your feedback, slashing error rates to just 4.2% while staying an order of magnitude faster.

Intent

I need it when

Process large volumes of API requests cost-effectively

Batch API reduces token costs by 20-50% compared to real-time pricing, with most requests completing within 24 hours. Ideal for non-urgent workloads like data processing, content generation, and analysis where latency tolerance exists.

Implement agentic AI workflows with tool integration

Grok 4.3 supports strong agentic tool calling with minimal hallucinations. Server-side tools include web search, X search, code execution, file attachments, and collections search (RAG). Developers can build autonomous agents that decide tool usage based on query complexity.

Generate and edit images and videos from text prompts

Imagine API supports image generation (1K-2K resolution), image editing, video generation (480p-720p), and video editing. Pricing starts at $0.002-0.07 per image and $0.01-0.07 per second of video, with industry-leading speed.

Build AI-powered applications with multi-modal capabilities (text, image, video, voice)

Grok 4.3 provides a unified API for text generation, image/video generation via Imagine API, and voice capabilities via Voice Agent API. Developers can build end-to-end AI applications with a single platform, reducing integration complexity and supporting multi-turn conversations, function calling, and structured outputs.

Build real-time voice conversational AI

Voice Agent API enables real-time speech-to-speech conversations at $3.00/hour, with text-to-speech at $15.00/1M characters and speech-to-text at $0.10-0.20/hour. Supports custom voice cloning and 25-language transcription.

Drop

Not a fit when

  • User requires real-time knowledge of current events without enabling server-side search tools; Grok's training data knowledge cutoff is November 2024
  • User needs guaranteed sub-second response times; Batch API processes requests asynchronously over 24 hours
  • User requires image or video generation at scale with standard pricing; Batch API charges image/video generation at full standard rates
  • User needs logprobs or top_logprobs output; these fields are not supported by Grok 4.20 and newer models
  • User operates in a jurisdiction where xAI API access is restricted or unavailable based on geographical location or account limitations
Commercials

Pricing

Pay-as-you-go token-based pricing. Grok 4.3 (current production model): $1.25 per 1M input tokens, $2.50 per 1M output tokens. Cached input tokens: $0.20 per 1M. Batch API available at 20-50% discount. View pricing