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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) vs Sarvam 105B

Too close to call on our weighted score (Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) 52, Sarvam 105B 52). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. xAI

    Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)

    Released Mar 9, 2026

    52/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.25 / $2.50
    • Context1M
    Full specs Remove Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)

  2. Sarvam AI

    Sarvam 105B

    Released Feb 18, 2026

    52/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.158 / $0.632
    • Context131K
    Full specs Remove Sarvam 105B

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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) 52/100, Sarvam 105B 52/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Sarvam 105B on price and Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceSarvam 105BSarvam 105B $0.276 · Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) $1.56 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGrok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) 1,000,000 · Sarvam 105B 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsGrok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning): Text, Images, PDFs · Sarvam 105B: Text
  • Self-hostingSarvam 105BPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGrok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)Sarvam 105B
Price50%3973
Inputs & features30%7035
Context window20%6025
Overall100%52/10052/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) vs Sarvam 105B specifications side by side
SpecificationGrok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)xAISarvam 105BSarvam AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$1.25$0.158 (best)
Output$2.50$0.632 (best)
Cached input$0.20$0.053 (best)
Blended (3:1)$1.56$0.276 (best)
Long-context rateOver 200K: $2.50 / $5.00Same rate
Price sourceOfficial xAI APIOfficial Sarvam AI API
Limits
Context window1,000,000 tokens (best)131,072 tokens
Max output30,000 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsYesNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoYeslow · medium · high
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpen
API model IDgrok-4.20-0309-non-reasoningsarvam-105b
API providers13 (best)3
ReleasedMar 9, 2026Feb 18, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)$17.50
  • Sarvam 105B$2.84
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) or Sarvam 105B?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) 52/100, Sarvam 105B 52/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Sarvam 105B on price and Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) or Sarvam 105B?

Sarvam 105B is cheaper at $0.158 input / $0.632 output per million tokens (official Sarvam AI API price). Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) costs $1.25 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (official xAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.276 per million tokens for Sarvam 105B versus $1.56 for Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) (5.7× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) has not been scored yet and Sarvam 105B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) and Sarvam 105B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 131,072 for Sarvam 105B. Maximum output per response: Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) up to 30,000, Sarvam 105B up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) accepts text, images and PDFs; Sarvam 105B accepts text. Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Sarvam 105B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) is the newest, released Mar 9, 2026. Sarvam 105B came out Feb 18, 2026.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.

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