Grok 2 mini

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API ID: x-ai/grok-2-mini

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Input Price
Free
/1M tokens
Output Price
Free
/1M tokens

About Grok 2 mini

Grok 2 Mini is xAI's fast, lightweight language model that offers a balance between speed and answer quality. To use the stronger model, see [Grok Beta](/x-ai/grok-beta). For more information, see the [launch announcement](https://x.ai/blog/grok-2).

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#6 lowest price among 1240 Chat models — Top 20% cheapest!

Model Specifications

Context Length
33k
Max Output
—
Release Date
2024-10-12
Capabilities
chat
Input Modalities
text
Output Modalities
text

Best For

  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance

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  • Image understanding (needs vision capability)
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🚀 Quick Start

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OpenAI-compatible SDK 
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.provider.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="x-ai/grok-2-mini",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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