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Command A vs Grok 3 Mini

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Command A wins:

  • Larger context window

Grok 3 Mini wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Grok 3 Mini
Benchmark Advantage
Grok 3 Mini
Context Window
Command A
Speed
Grok 3 Mini

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricCommand AGrok 3 MiniWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$2.50$0.25 Grok 3 Mini
Output (per 1M tokens)$10.00$0.50 Grok 3 Mini
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$0.07 Grok 3 Mini
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Grok 3 Mini is 93% cheaper overall.

Command A Providers

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Grok 3 Mini Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Command A Wins
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Grok 3 Mini Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkCommand AGrok 3 MiniWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
13.532.1
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
9.925.2
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
13.084.7
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
71.282.8
GPQA
Graduate-level science
52.779.1
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
28.769.6
Aider
Real-world code editing
12.0--
AIME
Competition math
9.793.3
Grok 3 Mini significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Command A
256,000
tokens
Grok 3 Mini
131,072
tokens
Command A has a 49% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricCommand AGrok 3 MiniWinner
Tokens/second35.0 tok/s196.6 tok/s
Time to First Token0.48s0.47s
Grok 3 Mini responds 462% faster on average.

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureCommand AGrok 3 Mini
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyCommand AGrok 3 Mini
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorCohereXai
ReleasedMar 2025Jun 2025

Command A Modalities

Input
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Output
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Grok 3 Mini Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Grok 3 Mini has cheaper input pricing at $0.25/M tokens. Grok 3 Mini has cheaper output pricing at $0.50/M tokens.
Grok 3 Mini scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 25.2, compared to Command A's score of 9.9.
Command A has a 256,000 token context window, while Grok 3 Mini has a 131,072 token context window.
Command A does not support vision. Grok 3 Mini does not support vision.