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Grok 4.20
A model with native tool use and real-time search integration that is designed for rapid learning and weekly improvement.
Our editorial assessment, based on the public sources listed below. Last reviewed .
- Overall rank
- #56
- Tier
- A
- Score
- 75.4
- Main category
- Chat
Strengths
- Integrates real-time data for up-to-date responses.
- Ranked in the top tier of the Arena Elo ratings for human preference.
- Focuses on multi-agent complex reasoning.
Considerations
- Fewer public benchmark details compared to competitors.
- Superseded by Grok 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7 in xAI's API lineup
Price
API $1.25 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens (prompts under 200K; $2.50 / $5 above); also via Grok app subscriptions
Shown for reference — price is not part of the score.
Score breakdown
- Performance
- 79.0
- 55% of score
- Reputation
- 77.0
- 35% of score
- Recency
- 50.0
- 10% of score
The overall score combines these sub-scores using the weights shown. How we score →
Verification status
Each field carries its own re-verification date. Amber means older than 90 days — treat those figures as stale until re-checked.
- Pricing
- Benchmark
- Reputation
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- Feature list
Checked against the sources listed below.
Sources
- CometAPI — Grok 4.2 (Grok 4.20) overview (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- AI Tool Briefing — Grok 4.20 review (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- AIMLAPI — Grok 4.20 benchmarks, pricing & API (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- xAI Docs — Grok 4.20 (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- xAI Docs — Models and pricing (grok-4.20-0309 variants) (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
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- Artificial Analysis — LLM Leaderboard (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- GMI Cloud — BenchAlign August 2026: largest useful context (2M tokens) (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- DemandSphere — AI Frontier Model Tracker (updated Aug 6, 2026) (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- AI Models in 2026: Which One Should You Actually Use? (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- TeamDay.ai Frontier AI Models 2026 (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- Technical Performance | 2026 AI Index Report | Stanford HAI (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- Visual Capitalist - Smartest AI Models 2026 (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- xAI — Models and Pricing (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- xAI API release notes (Grok 4.20, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7) (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- xAI News (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- Introducing the AI Frontier Model Tracker | DemandSphere (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- Fluence (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- Aizolo - Top AI Models March 2026 (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- Zapier best AI chatbots 2026 (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
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