Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. Grok-3 Mini is $17.20 cheaper per million tokens. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
xAI
Grok 3 was introduced as xAI's third-generation flagship model, designed to push the boundaries of reasoning, factual accuracy, and helpful assistance. Built to advance the state of AI capabilities, it incorporates improvements across language understanding, generation, and analytical thinking.
xAI
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.
Launched on the same date

Grok-3
xAI
2025-02-17

Grok-3 Mini
xAI
2025-02-17
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Grok-3

Grok-3 Mini
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

Grok-3

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

Grok-3
xAI

Grok-3 Mini

Grok-3

Grok-3 Mini

Grok-3

Grok-3 Mini
xAI