Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok-3 Mini leads with 33.0% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Grok-3 Mini is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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Grok 2 Mini was created as a more efficient variant of Grok 2, designed to provide strong capabilities with reduced computational requirements. Built to make Grok 2's advancements accessible to applications with tighter resource constraints, it balances performance with practical deployment needs.
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Grok 3 Mini was developed as an efficient version of Grok 3, designed to bring next-generation capabilities to resource-conscious deployments. Built to provide strong performance with practical efficiency, it extends Grok 3's innovations to broader application scenarios.
6 months newer

Grok-2 mini
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2024-08-13

Grok-3 Mini
xAI
2025-02-17
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

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Grok-3 Mini
Grok-3 Mini
2024-11-17
Available providers and their performance metrics

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Grok-3 Mini
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Grok-2 mini

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Grok-2 mini

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