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Updated Apr 2025

Grok 3 Betavso3 Mini

o3 Mini is cheaper than Grok 3 Beta at $1.1/M vs $2/M input tokens.

Grok 3 Beta and o3 Mini compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecGrok 3 Betao3 Mini
Input price$2/M tokens$1.1/M tokens
Output price$4/M tokens$4.4/M tokens
Context window131K tokens64K tokens
ParametersNot disclosedNot disclosed
Weights—Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2025Dec 2024
GPQAHigh74.9%
Our Verdict
Grok 3 Beta
Grok 3 Beta
o3 Mini
o3 MiniRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Grok 3 Beta has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Slight edge
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Grok 3 Beta
Input
$2.00
Output
$4.00
1.1× cheaper
o3 Mini
Input
$1.10
1.8× cheaper
Output
$4.40

o3 Mini wins input (1.8× cheaper)·Grok 3 Beta wins output (1.1× cheaper)

Where to run it

1 host

Grok 3 Beta

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

o3 Mini1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$1.10 in·$4.40 out·200k·100% up

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

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
61%

Grok 3 Beta uses 3.3x more lists

Grok 3 Beta
o3 Mini
51%Vocabulary65%
19wSentence Length18w
0.59Hedging0.84
3.1Bold2.8
5.0Lists1.5
0.00Emoji0.00
0.50Headings0.33
0.28Transitions0.29
Based on 28 + 17 text responses
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