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Grok-4 vs o4-mini
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok-4 leads with 10.1% higher average benchmark score. o4-mini offers 36.0K more tokens in context window than Grok-4. o4-mini is $12.50 cheaper per million tokens. Overall, Grok-4 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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xAI
Grok 4 represents the fourth generation of xAI's language models, developed to continue advancing the frontier of AI reasoning and knowledge. Built to handle increasingly complex tasks with enhanced reliability, it demonstrates xAI's commitment to pushing AI capabilities forward.
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OpenAI
o4-mini was created as part of the next generation of OpenAI's reasoning models, designed to continue advancing the balance between analytical capability and operational efficiency. Built to bring cutting-edge reasoning techniques to applications requiring quick turnaround, it represents the evolution of compact reasoning-focused models.
2 months newer
o4-mini
OpenAI
2025-04-16
Grok-4
xAI
2025-07-09
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Pricing Comparison
Cost per million tokens (USD)
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Grok-4
Input:$3.00
Output:$15.00
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o4-mini
Input:$1.10
Output:$4.40($12.50 cheaper)
Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks
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Grok-4
Average Score:73.1%(+10.1%)
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o4-mini
Average Score:62.9%
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Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison
o4-mini
2024-05-31
Grok-4
2024-12-31
More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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Grok-4
2 providers
xAI
Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 0.7ms
ZeroEval
Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 0.7ms
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Grok-4
Avg Score:73.1%(+10.1%)
Providers:2
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o4-mini
Avg Score:62.9%
Providers:1