US-East 42ms p50 · EU-Central 38ms p50 · AP-South 71ms p50 · ETH Block #21.4M head · SOL Block #312.1M head · Groq 750 tok/s · Together 600 tok/s · Alchemy 25ms rpc · US-East 42ms p50 · EU-Central 38ms p50 · AP-South 71ms p50 · ETH Block #21.4M head · SOL Block #312.1M head · Groq 750 tok/s · Together 600 tok/s · Alchemy 25ms rpc ·
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AI Inference xai-grok2-mini ✓ Verified June 4, 2026

xAI  Grok 2 Mini

xAI Grok 2 Mini: $0.2/1M input tokens, 650 tok/s throughput, 300ms latency. Compare on BenchNode.io.

$0.2
per 1M input tokens
$0.4 / 1M output

Specifications

model id
grok-2-mini
model family
Grok
parameters
undisclosed
context window tokens
131,072
modality
text
reasoning
No

Performance

Latency (TTFT) 300 ms
lower is better
Uptime SLA 99.9%
Throughput 650 tok/s
300
ms latency
99.9%
uptime

Pricing Detail

input per 1m tokens usd
0.2
output per 1m tokens usd
0.4
free tier available
No
AI Analysis · gpt-4o-mini

Technical Verdict

With an input cost of $0.2 / 1M tokens and an output cost of $0.4 / 1M tokens, this pricing is mid-tier for the model class, while the throughput of 650 tok/s is fast. The undisclosed rate limits suggest suitability for low-volume prototyping, and the first-token latency of 300 ms favors real-time applications like chat interfaces rather than batch processing.

Ideal Use Case

Real-time streaming API for a small team (<10 engineers) requiring <50k daily completions with low latency.

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