| Signal | Grok 4 | Delta | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 100 | +17 | |
Benchmarks | 86 | -- | |
Pricing | 85 | -9 | |
Context window size | 86 | -14 | |
Recency | 83 | -17 | |
Output Capacity | 20 | -- | |
| Overall Result | 1 wins | of 6 | 3 wins |
Score History
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Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent saves you $550.00/month
That's $6600.00/year compared to Grok 4 at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Grok 4 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 88 | 88 | Grok 4 |
| Rank | #11 | #12 | Grok 4 |
| Quality Rank | #11 | #12 | Grok 4 |
| Adoption Rank | #11 | #12 | Grok 4 |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 256K | 2000K | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
| Pricing | $3.00/$15.00/M | $2.00/$6.00/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 100 | 83 | Grok 4 |
| Benchmarks | 86 | 86 | Grok 4 |
| Pricing | 85 | 94 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
| Context window size | 86 | 100 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
| Recency | 83 | 100 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
| Output Capacity | 20 | 20 | Grok 4 |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 88/100 (rank #11), placing it in the top 97% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 88/100 (rank #12), placing it in the top 96% of all 290 models tracked.
With only a 0-point gap, these models are in the same performance tier. The practical difference in output quality is minimal - your choice should depend on pricing, latency requirements, and specific feature needs.
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent offers 56% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $120.00/month with Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent vs $270.00/month with Grok 4 - a $150.00 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Higher benchmark score (0/100) indicates stronger performance on coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Faster response time (speed score 0/100) is critical for user-facing chat. Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (2000K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($6.00/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (88/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Grok 4 and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent are extremely close in overall performance (only 0.19999999999998863 points apart). Your best choice depends entirely on which specific strengths matter most for your use case.
Best for Quality
Grok 4
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
56% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Grok 4
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Grok 4
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Grok 4
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
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| Capability | Grok 4 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Callingdiffers | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Search | ||
| Image Output |
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Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent saves you $12.60/month
That's 54% cheaper than Grok 4 at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Grok 4 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 256K | 2M |
| Max Output Tokens | -- | -- |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Grok 4 scores 88/100 (rank #11) compared to Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent's 88/100 (rank #12), giving it a 0-point advantage. Grok 4 is the stronger overall choice, though Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent may excel in specific areas like cost efficiency.
Grok 4 is ranked #11 and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is ranked #12 out of 290+ AI models. Rankings use a composite score combining benchmark performance (90%) from MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations, with capabilities and context window as tiebreakers (10%). Scores update hourly.
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is cheaper at $6.00/M output tokens vs Grok 4's $15.00/M output tokens - 2.5x more expensive. Input token pricing: Grok 4 at $3.00/M vs Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent at $2.00/M.
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has a larger context window of 2,000,000 tokens compared to Grok 4's 256,000 tokens. A larger context window means the model can process longer documents and conversations.