Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok 4.1 Fast offers 1.9M more tokens in context window than Grok 3 mini. Grok 3 mini is $5.20 cheaper per million tokens. Grok 4.1 Fast supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
xAI
Grok 4.1 Fast, released by xAI in November 2025, is a fast-response variant from the Grok 4 family featuring a 2M token context window designed for high-throughput applications. It omits thinking tokens for immediate responses, reducing latency while maintaining strong output quality. Grok 4.1 Fast targets production APIs, real-time assistants, and cost-sensitive applications requiring long-context understanding at high volume.
9 months newer

Grok 3 mini
xAI
2025-02-17

Grok 4.1 Fast
xAI
2025-11-17
Cost per million tokens (USD)
Grok 3 mini
Grok 4.1 Fast
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
Grok 3 mini
xAI
Grok 4.1 Fast
Grok 3 mini
Grok 4.1 Fast
Grok 3 mini
Grok 4.1 Fast
xAI