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Updated Mar 2026

GPT-4.1 MinivsGrok 4.20 Beta

GPT-4.1 Mini is cheaper than Grok 4.20 Beta at $0.4/M vs $2/M input tokens.

GPT-4.1 Mini and Grok 4.20 Beta compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecGPT-4.1 MiniGrok 4.20 Beta
Input price$0.4/M tokens$2/M tokens
Output price$1.6/M tokens$6/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens2.0M tokens
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2025Mar 2026
Our Verdict
Grok 4.20 Beta
Grok 4.20 Beta
GPT-4.1 Mini
GPT-4.1 MiniRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Grok 4.20 Beta has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

GPT-4.1 Mini costs 3.8x less per token.

Slight edge
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT-4.1 Mini
Input
$0.40
5.0× cheaper
Output
$1.60
3.8× cheaper
Grok 4.20 Beta
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00

GPT-4.1 Mini is cheaper on both: 5.0× input, 3.8× output.

Where to run it

3 hosts

GPT-4.1 Mini2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$0.40 in·$1.60 out·1M·99.9% upOpenAI$0.40 in·$1.60 out·1M·99.7% up
Grok 4.20 Beta1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
xAI$1.25 in·$2.50 out·2M·99.9% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
40%

GPT-4.1 Mini uses 65.5x more emoji

GPT-4.1 Mini
Grok 4.20 Beta
62%Vocabulary57%
18wSentence Length20w
0.40Hedging0.35
4.1Bold4.2
4.3Lists3.7
0.66Emoji0.00
0.68Headings0.62
0.14Transitions0.14
Based on 27 + 23 text responses
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