GPT-4.1 Mini vs Grok 4.20 Beta
Compare GPT-4.1 Mini by OpenAI against Grok 4.20 Beta by xAI, context windows of 1.0M vs 2.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Grok 4.20 Beta
GPT-4.1 MiniRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Grok 4.20 Beta has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
GPT-4.1 Mini is 3.8x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
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
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
47%
GPT-4.1 Mini
Grok 4.20 Beta
59%Vocabulary57%
19wSentence Length20w
0.46Hedging0.35
4.7Bold4.2
4.9Lists3.7
0.00Emoji0.00
0.76Headings0.62
0.17Transitions0.14
Based on 23 + 23 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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