Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning

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Grok 4.20 0309 Non-Reasoning is the speed-optimized variant of xAI's March 2026 Grok 4.20 generation, built on a native multi-agent architecture in which several specialized agents work in parallel on a shared backbone and synthesize an answer. This variant skips explicit chain-of-thought, returning direct responses for latency-sensitive applications. It accepts text and image input and supports native tool use and structured outputs across a 1 million token context window, with real-time integration of X data. The multi-agent design aims to reduce factual errors compared to single-pass approaches, while the non-reasoning mode keeps time-to-first-token low for interactive systems. Grok 4.20 was released in March 2026 as xAI's first multi-agent generation. The non-reasoning variant is the performance-oriented path for this architecture when you prioritize response speed over visible reasoning steps.

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Key info

Input
Output
Features
Context window
1M
Max output
—
Input price
$1.25 /1M$0.20 cache read
Output price
$2.50 /1M
Released
Web search
  • Zero data retention on pay-as-you-go
  • No training by default
  • GDPR DPA available

Available routes

Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning runs on 2 different routes through the Opper gateway. Compare residency, zero data retention and training posture at a glance, with full data-handling detail per route below. Some routes also sell priority processing: the same model at another price, picked per request with service_tier. How service tiers work.

ProviderRegionZero data retentionTrainingInputOutputCache read
MultiNo$1.25$2.50$0.20
MultiNo$1.25$2.50$0.20

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Uptime and availability

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98.31%route uptime, last 30 days
Single route, no failover target within this model.

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Data handling per route

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xAI — Multi-region

Zero data retention: nothing is logged, held for abuse monitoring or used for training. No training on customer data. GLOBAL; SCCs; DPA available.

Zero data retention
Yes. Nothing is logged, held for abuse monitoring or used for training.
Training
No training on customer data.
Logging
None
Abuse monitoring
On by default, keeps nothing
Caching
Content cached for replay
GDPR DPA
DPA available
Transfer mechanism
SCCs

xAI — Multi-region

Zero data retention with abuse monitoring: prompts and outputs are kept for up to 30 days for abuse monitoring only, and are not used for training. No training on customer data. GLOBAL; SCCs; DPA available.

Zero data retention
With abuse monitoring, 30-day window.
Training
No training on customer data.
Logging
Abuse monitoring (30-day retention)
Abuse monitoring
On by default, keeps nothing
Caching
Content cached for replay
GDPR DPA
DPA available
Transfer mechanism
SCCs

Best for

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Benchmarks

Independent benchmark scores: the Intelligence Index and the individual evaluations behind it, grouped by skill.

TierEfficient
Intelligence Index (previous version)14.6
Agentic & knowledge work
Terminal-Bench Hard
22%
τ²-Bench Telecom
70%
Science & reasoning
Humanity's Last Exam
25%
GPQA Diamond
79%
Long-context reasoning
25%
Knowledge
MMMU-Pro
64%
Math & instruction following
IFBench
48%

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