Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. o1 mini offers 54.3K more tokens in context window than Grok 2. o1 mini is $6.50 cheaper per million tokens. Grok 2 supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
xAI
Grok 2, released by xAI in August 2024, is a large language model with 131K token context window and native image understanding, developed with access to real-time information from the X platform. It features multimodal input capabilities and improved reasoning over its predecessor. Grok 2 targets conversational assistants, image analysis, and real-time information retrieval tasks via the xAI API.
OpenAI
OpenAI o1 mini, released by OpenAI in September 2024, is a lightweight reasoning model from the o1 family optimized for efficient STEM problem-solving at lower cost and latency. It features a 128K token context window and applies chain-of-thought reasoning specifically tuned for mathematics, science, and coding tasks. o1 mini targets use cases where rapid, cost-efficient reasoning is preferred over the broader capabilities of the full o1 model.
29 days newer

Grok 2
xAI
2024-08-14

o1 mini
OpenAI
2024-09-12
Cost per million tokens (USD)
Grok 2
o1 mini
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks
Grok 2
o1 mini
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
Grok 2
o1 mini
Available providers and their performance metrics
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xAI
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OpenAI