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  5. Grok 3 Mini BetavsGrok 3 Thinking
Updated Apr 2025

Grok 3 Mini BetavsGrok 3 Thinking

Grok 3 Mini Beta has a larger context window than Grok 3 Thinking (131K tokens vs 128K tokens).

Grok 3 Mini Beta and Grok 3 Thinking compared across 6 shared prompts
SpecGrok 3 Mini BetaGrok 3 Thinking
Input price$0.4/M tokens—
Output price$0.8/M tokens—
Context window131K tokens128K tokens
Free API (OpenRouter)No—
ReleasedApr 2025Feb 2025
LiveCodeBench80.4%79.4%
Our Verdict
Grok 3 Mini Beta
Grok 3 Mini Beta
Grok 3 Thinking
Grok 3 Thinking

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Grok 3 Mini Beta
Input
$0.40
Output
$0.80
Grok 3 Thinking
Input
—
Output
—
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Both are developed by xAI but target different use cases. Grok 3 Mini Beta has a 131K token context window vs Grok 3 Thinking's 128K. You can compare their actual outputs across 6 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Grok 3 Mini Beta and Grok 3 Thinking each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 6 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Grok 3 Mini Beta and Grok 3 Thinking across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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