Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
o3 offers 152.5K more tokens in context window than Grok 3 mini. Grok 3 mini is $49.20 cheaper per million tokens. o3 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.
OpenAI
OpenAI o3, released by OpenAI in April 2025, is a large reasoning model that applies extended chain-of-thought processing to deliver improved performance on complex math, science, and coding tasks. It features a 200K token context window and native image understanding, with demonstrated strong results on mathematics and software engineering benchmarks. o3 targets demanding analytical and engineering tasks where deliberate, multi-step reasoning produces significantly better outcomes than direct generation.
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Grok 3 mini
xAI
2025-02-17

o3
OpenAI
2025-04-16
Cost per million tokens (USD)
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Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
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