Grok 4.6 now available on AI Gateway
Grok 4.6 joins the unified API layer. Vercel's AI Gateway now routes to xAI alongside OpenAI and Anthropic.
Why it matters
Grok 4.6 availability through Vercel's AI Gateway lowers friction for developers to integrate xAI's model alongside competitors in production stacks. The 500K context window and multi-tier reasoning support expand capability options for app builders.
The key facts
13 to knowGrok 4.6 available via Vercel AI Gateway
500K token context window
Supports text and image inputs
Four reasoning levels: low, medium, high, xhigh (default: high)
AI Gateway: unified API for cost tracking, usage monitoring, retries, failover, routing
Provider pricing reflected with no platform markup on inference
BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) requests supported with no platform fee
Published August 12, 2026
Configurable reasoning levels (low, medium, high, xhigh; defaults to high)
AI Gateway provides unified API, usage tracking, cost management, retries, failover, and routing
No platform fee on inference; reflects provider pricing with no markup
Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) supported
Integration with coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi)
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Publisher excerpt: from SpaceXAI is now available on .Grok 4.6AI Gateway The model has a 500K token context window and accepts text and image inputs. Grok 4.6 supports low, medium, high, and xhigh reasoning levels and defaults to high. To use Grok 4.6, set to in the :modelxai/grok-4.6AI SDK To use it in a , run to…
