Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5.1 Thinking supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-5.1 Thinking, released by OpenAI in November 2025, is an extended reasoning variant from the GPT-5.1 family that applies chain-of-thought processing to improve accuracy on complex reasoning, mathematics, and coding tasks. It targets analytical workflows where deliberate reasoning over a problem significantly improves output quality.
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.
8 months newer

Grok 3 mini
xAI
2025-02-17

GPT-5.1 Thinking
OpenAI
2025-11
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
GPT-5.1 Thinking
Grok 3 mini
xAI
GPT-5.1 Thinking
Grok 3 mini
GPT-5.1 Thinking
Grok 3 mini