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OpenAI vs xAI

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OpenAI and xAI side by side on everything we track. Each lab’s own page has the full detail.

Readout

Both labs at a glance. Every figure links to the lab’s page, which cites its source.

Each lab’s flagship price, disclosed revenue, demand share, open roles, incidents, and newest alert
Lab Flagship $/Mtok SEC revenue Demand share Open roles Incidents 30d Newest alert
OpenAI Tear sheet $10.00 / $50.00in / out · gpt-6-astraNone filed8.3%−1.9 ppof all OpenRouter tokens, 7 days820+4 in 30d0 physical infrastructure28vs 531 open nowOpenAI adds two roles and removes five across Data…
xAI Tear sheet $2.00 / $6.00in / out · grok-4.7$27.1Bnine months to 2026-09-30 · all of SPCX, parent0.0%−0.1 ppof all OpenRouter tokens, 7 days303−5 in 30d163 physical infrastructure35vs 31none openxAI logs a resolved Grok Bot incident.

API prices

$ per million tokens, like for like on each vendor’s own recommendation.

Like-for-like API pricing in dollars per million tokens, by lab and class
Lab Flagship the vendor’s own “start here” model for hard workBalanced the vendor’s stated intelligence-for-cost tradeoffEconomy the vendor’s model for cost-sensitive, high-volume work
OpenAI
gpt-6-astra

$10.00 in $50.00 out

developers.openai.com
gpt-6.1-sol

$2.00 in $10.00 out

developers.openai.com
gpt-6-luna

$0.10 in $0.50 out

developers.openai.com
xAI
grok-4.7

$2.00 in $6.00 out

docs.x.ai
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Each lab in full: OpenAI, xAI.

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