Is Amazon Bedrock or xAI API cheaper?

Amazon Bedrock starts lower at $0.3 per million input tokens, $2.5 per million output, xAI API at $1 per million input tokens, $2 per million output. Prices are as shown on each pricing page when it was last read.

Has Amazon Bedrock or xAI API raised prices?

Amazon Bedrock: Claude flagship, input appeared by Sep 2023 at $11.02. It came down to $8 by Dec 2023 (-27%), then came down to $3 by Mar 2024 (-62%), then went up to $15 by Jun 2025 (+400%), then came down to $5 by Nov 2025 (-67%), and finally went up to $10 by Sep 2026 (+100%). Claude flagship, output appeared by Sep 2023 at $32.68. It came down to $24 by Dec 2023 (-27%), then came down to $15 by Mar 2024 (-37%), then went up to $75 by Jun 2025 (+400%), then came down to $25 by Nov 2025 (-67%), and finally went up to $50 by Sep 2026 (+100%). Amazon Titan and Nova, input has been listed since Sep 2023, starting at $1.30. It came down to $0.80 by Dec 2023 (-38%), then came down to $0.20 by May 2024 (-75%), then went up to $0.80 by Jan 2025 (+300%), and finally went up to $1.38 by Dec 2025 (+72%). Amazon Titan and Nova, output has been listed since Sep 2023, starting at $1.70. It came down to $1.60 by Dec 2023 (-6%), then came down to $0.60 by May 2024 (-62%), then went up to $3.20 by Jan 2025 (+433%), and finally went up to $10 by Dec 2025 (+213%). xAI API: grok-4.7, input appeared by Oct 2026 at $2. grok-4.7, output appeared by Oct 2026 at $6.

Amazon Bedrock vs xAI API pricing

Amazon Bedrock is cheaper to start: $0.3 per million input tokens, $2.5 per million output against $1 per million input tokens, $2 per million output for xAI API. Amazon Bedrock has changed its listed prices 4 times since 2023. xAI API has changed its listed prices 2 times since 2026.

Amazon Bedrock pricing

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Amazon Bedrock vs xAI API at a glance

Current list prices as last read from each pricing page.

Amazon Bedrock

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Starts at: $0.3 per million input tokens, $2.5 per million outputAmazon Nova 2 Lite, USD per million tokens, on-demand in US East (N. Virginia), global cross-region rate where offered
Top listed plan: $10 per million input tokens, $50 per million output, globalClaude Fable 5.1
Priced by: Usage based
Free plan: Not recorded
Price history: since 2023
Price changes: 4

xAI API

Full analysis

Starts at: $1 per million input tokens, $2 per million outputgrok-build-0.1, USD per million tokens, prompts under 200K tokens
Top listed plan: $2 per million input tokens, $6 per million outputgrok-4.6
Priced by: Usage based
Free plan: Not recorded
Price history: since 2026
Price changes: 2

Amazon Bedrock vs xAI API price history

Both histories on one chart. The default line is each product's cheapest paid plan.

Amazon Bedrock: USD per million tokens, on-demand in US East (N. Virginia), global cross-region rate where offered. xAI API: USD per million tokens, prompts under 200K tokens. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan. Log scale.

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Observed	Amazon Bedrock Amazon Titan and Nova, input	xAI API grok-4.3, input
Sep 28, 2023	$1.30
Dec 21, 2023	$0.80
May 29, 2024	$0.20
Jan 9, 2025	$0.80
Dec 23, 2025	$1.38
Sep 21, 2026		$1.25
Sep 30, 2026	$1.38
Oct 3, 2026		$1.25

Plans side by side

Every plan currently listed, with the price it started at where we have it.

Amazon BedrockUSD per million tokens, on-demand in US East (N. Virginia), global cross-region rate where offered

Plan	Price	Listed since
Claude flagship, input	$10was $11.02 in 2023	Sep 2023
Claude flagship, output	$50was $32.68 in 2023	Sep 2023
Amazon Titan and Nova, input	$1.38was $1.30 in 2023	Sep 2023
Amazon Titan and Nova, output	$10was $1.70 in 2023	Sep 2023

xAI APIUSD per million tokens, prompts under 200K tokens

Plan	Price	Listed since
grok-4.6, input	$2	Sep 2026
grok-4.6, output	$6	Sep 2026
grok-4.3, input	$1.25	Sep 2026
grok-4.3, output	$2.50	Sep 2026
grok-4.7, input	$2	Oct 2026
grok-4.7, output	$6	Oct 2026

What changed, and when

Every dated price move we have on record for either product, newest first.

Oct 2026xAI API added the grok-4.7 input and output plans. grok-4.7, input listed at $2. grok-4.7, output listed at $6.
Sep 2026Amazon Bedrock raised the Claude flagship input and output prices. Claude flagship, input went from $5 to $10 (+100%). Claude flagship, output went from $25 to $50 (+100%).
Dec 2025Amazon Bedrock raised the Amazon Titan and Nova input and output prices. Amazon Titan and Nova, input went from $0.80 to $1.38 (+72%). Amazon Titan and Nova, output went from $3.20 to $10 (+213%).
Nov 2025Amazon Bedrock cut the Claude flagship input and output prices. Claude flagship, input went from $15 to $5 (-67%). Claude flagship, output went from $75 to $25 (-67%).
Jun 2025Amazon Bedrock raised the Claude flagship input and output prices. Claude flagship, input went from $3 to $15 (+400%). Claude flagship, output went from $15 to $75 (+400%).
Jan 2025Amazon Bedrock raised the Amazon Titan and Nova input and output prices. Amazon Titan and Nova, input went from $0.20 to $0.80 (+300%). Amazon Titan and Nova, output went from $0.60 to $3.20 (+433%).
May 2024Amazon Bedrock cut the Amazon Titan and Nova input and output prices. Amazon Titan and Nova, input went from $0.80 to $0.20 (-75%). Amazon Titan and Nova, output went from $1.60 to $0.60 (-62%).
Mar 2024Amazon Bedrock cut the Claude flagship input and output prices. Claude flagship, input went from $8 to $3 (-62%). Claude flagship, output went from $24 to $15 (-37%).
Dec 2023Amazon Bedrock cut the Amazon Titan and Nova input and output prices. Amazon Titan and Nova, input went from $1.30 to $0.80 (-38%). Amazon Titan and Nova, output went from $1.70 to $1.60 (-6%).
Dec 2023Amazon Bedrock cut the Claude flagship input and output prices. Claude flagship, input went from $11.02 to $8 (-27%). Claude flagship, output went from $32.68 to $24 (-27%).
Sep 2023Amazon Bedrock added the Claude flagship input and output plans. Claude flagship, input listed at $11.02. Claude flagship, output listed at $32.68.