Sarvam 30B vs Grok Build 0.1
Grok Build 0.1 comes out ahead, 62 to 31 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Sarvam AI
Sarvam 30B
31/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context128K
- Our pick
xAIGrok Build 0.1
62/100- ECI—
- Price$1.00 / $2.00
- Context256K
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Grok Build 0.1 is our pick
Grok Build 0.1 is the better all-round choice, scoring 62/100 against Sarvam 30B (31). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. 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 priceGrok Build 0.1Grok Build 0.1 $1.25 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Sarvam 30B unpriced
- Longest contextGrok Build 0.1Grok Build 0.1 256,000 · Sarvam 30B 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGrok Build 0.1Sarvam 30B: Text · Grok Build 0.1: Text, Images, PDFs
- Self-hostingSarvam 30BPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Sarvam 30B | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 35 | 80 |
| Context window | 40% | 24 | 36 |
| Overall | 100% | 31/100 | 62/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Sarvam 30BSarvam AI | Grok Build 0.1xAI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | — | $1.00 |
| Output | — | $2.00 |
| Cached input | — | $0.20 |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $1.25 |
| Long-context rate | — | Over 200K: $2.00 / $4.00 |
| Price source | — | Official xAI API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 256,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens | 256,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | Yes |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yeslow · medium · high | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | sarvam-30b | grok-build-0.1 |
| API providers | 1 | 20 (best) |
| Released | Feb 18, 2026 | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
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- Sarvam 30B—
- Grok Build 0.1$14.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Sarvam 30B or Grok Build 0.1?
Grok Build 0.1 is the better all-round choice, scoring 62/100 against Sarvam 30B (31). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Sarvam 30B or Grok Build 0.1?
Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper at $1.00 input / $2.00 output per million tokens (official xAI API price). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.25 per million tokens for Grok Build 0.1 versus . Sarvam 30B has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Sarvam 30B has not been scored yet and Grok Build 0.1 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Sarvam 30B and Grok Build 0.1 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 Build 0.1 has the largest context window at 256,000 tokens, against 128,000 for Sarvam 30B. Maximum output per response: Sarvam 30B up to 128,000, Grok Build 0.1 up to 256,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Sarvam 30B accepts text; Grok Build 0.1 accepts text, images and PDFs. Grok Build 0.1 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Sarvam 30B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Grok Build 0.1 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Grok Build 0.1 is the newest, released Apr 16, 2026. Sarvam 30B 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.
