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Grok 3 Mini vs Grok 4

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Grok 3 Mini wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time

Grok 4 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
Grok 3 Mini
Benchmark Advantage
Grok 4
Context Window
Grok 4
Speed
Grok 3 Mini

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGrok 3 MiniGrok 4
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGrok 3 MiniGrok 4
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorXaiXai
ReleasedJun 2025Jul 2025

Grok 3 Mini Modalities

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Output
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Grok 4 Modalities

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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 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 40.5, compared to Grok 3 Mini's score of 25.2.
Grok 3 Mini has a 131,072 token context window, while Grok 4 has a 256,000 token context window.
Grok 3 Mini does not support vision. Grok 4 supports vision.