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  5. Grok 3 Mini BetavsOwl Alpha
Updated Apr 2026

Grok 3 Mini BetavsOwl Alpha

Owl Alpha is cheaper than Grok 3 Mini Beta at $0/M vs $0.4/M input tokens.

Grok 3 Mini Beta and Owl Alpha compared across 13 shared prompts
SpecGrok 3 Mini BetaOwl Alpha
Input price$0.4/M tokensFree
Output price$0.8/M tokensFree
Context window131K tokens1.0M tokens
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2025Apr 2026
Our Verdict
Owl Alpha
Owl Alpha
Grok 3 Mini Beta
Grok 3 Mini BetaRunner-up

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

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Grok 3 Mini Beta
Input
$0.40
Output
$0.80
Owl Alpha
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
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Grok 3 Mini Beta is developed by xAI while Owl Alpha is developed by OpenRouter. Grok 3 Mini Beta has a 131K token context window vs Owl Alpha's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 13 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Grok 3 Mini Beta and Owl Alpha each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 13 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Grok 3 Mini Beta costs $0.4/M input tokens and Owl Alpha costs $0/M input tokens. Owl Alpha is $0.40/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Grok 3 Mini Beta and Owl Alpha 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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