Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.1 leads with 1.9% higher average benchmark score. GPT-4.1 offers 885.3K more tokens in context window than Grok 3 mini. Grok 3 mini is $9.20 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-4.1 supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-4.1, released by OpenAI in April 2025, is a large language model from the GPT-4 family optimized for coding, precise instruction following, and long-context tasks. It features a 1M token context window and native image understanding, with improved performance on tool-calling and web development benchmarks compared to GPT-4o. GPT-4.1 targets software development workflows, long-document analysis, and applications requiring accurate, instruction-adherent outputs.
xAI
Grok 3 mini, released by xAI alongside Grok 3 in February 2025, is a compact reasoning model from the Grok 3 family featuring RL-enhanced Think mode for extended chain-of-thought processing. It features a 131K token context window and targets STEM tasks, mathematics, and coding applications where cost-efficient reasoning with configurable depth is required.
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Grok 3 mini
xAI
2025-02-17

GPT-4.1
OpenAI
2025-04-14
Cost per million tokens (USD)
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Grok 3 mini
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks
GPT-4.1
Grok 3 mini
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
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Grok 3 mini
Available providers and their performance metrics
GPT-4.1
OpenAI
Grok 3 mini
GPT-4.1
Grok 3 mini
GPT-4.1
Grok 3 mini
xAI