Grok 4.20 vs Grok Imagine Quality Mode

Grok 4.20 (xAI) versus Grok Imagine Quality Mode (xAI): API pricing, context window, capabilities and uptime, from the same data as each model page, at the WandAPI default channel price.

Grok 4.20grok-4.20-reasoning
xAI
Input (prompt)
1.25Credits / M
≈ $0.189
Output (completion)
2.5Credits / M
≈ $0.379
1M context · — output85% off
Grok 4.20 details
Grok Imagine Quality Modegrok-imagine-image-quality
xAI
Input (prompt)
—Credits / M
Output (completion)
—Credits / M
— context · — output85% off
Grok Imagine Quality Mode details
More exclusive capabilities
Grok 4.20
Function Calling, Reasoning, Prompt Caching

Specs side by side

Item
Grok 4.20grok-4.20-reasoning
Grok Imagine Quality Modegrok-imagine-image-quality
Input (prompt) · Credits / M1.25≈ $0.189—
Output (completion) · Credits / M2.5≈ $0.379—
Cache read · Credits / M0.2—
Context window1M—
Max output——
7-day uptime——
Latest probe latency——
Measured throughput96.2 t/s—
ProtocolsOpenAI Responses—
Sample monthly cost (10M in + 2M out)17.5≈ $2.65—

Prices are the WandAPI default channel price in Credits (1 Credit = ¥1); green marks the better side. Uptime and latency come from WandAPI probes; a dash means the model is not probed yet.

Capabilities

CapabilityGrok 4.20Grok Imagine Quality Mode
Vision
Function Calling
Reasoning
Prompt Caching
Response Schema
Streaming
Web Search
Audio
Video
File Input
Realtime
Session
Media
Multipart Form
Binary Response

FAQ

Can I switch between Grok 4.20 and Grok Imagine Quality Mode at any time?

Yes. WandAPI calls every model with the same API key; switching is just changing the model field in the request, and billing is split per model in one console.

How do the capabilities of Grok 4.20 and Grok Imagine Quality Mode differ?

Only Grok 4.20: Function Calling, Reasoning, Prompt Caching, Response Schema, Streaming, Web Search. Every other capability is either supported by both or by neither; see the capability table above.

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