Coding Value Shortlist

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Grok 4.1 Fast

xAI

Rank #5

Grok 4.1 Fast leads this shortlist on current composite score and rank. It should be your default pick unless cost, latency, or deployment constraints push you toward one of the runners-up.

coding$0.19999999999999998/$0.5 per 1Mhigh confidence

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Grok 4.1 Fast

xAI

Primary categorycoding

Current rank#5

Price$0.19999999999999998/$0.5 per 1M

Top drivers

Supports reasoning, vision, tools, JSON mode, web search, streaming 2M token context window

Grok 4 Fast

xAI

Primary categorycoding

Current rank#6

Price$0.19999999999999998/$0.5 per 1M

Top drivers

Supports reasoning, vision, tools, JSON mode, web search, streaming 2M token context window

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