Solar Mini 4 is cheaper than Grok 3 Mini Beta at $0.05/M vs $0.4/M input tokens.
| Spec | Grok 3 Mini Beta | Solar Mini 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.4/M tokens | $0.05/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.8/M tokens | $0.2/M tokens |
| Context window | 131K tokens | 524K tokens |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Apr 2025 | Sep 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Solar Mini 4 costs 4.0x less per token.
Solar Mini 4 is cheaper on both: 8.0× input, 4.0× output.
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Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 25 Sep 2026.