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Grok 3 Mini Beta by xAI — Pricing, Benchmarks & Real Outputs

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Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Best for:Frontend DevelopmentUI Replication3D Graphics (Three.js)Creative Coding

Grok 3 Mini Beta performance data on Rival is based on blind head-to-head community voting. Overall win rate: 48.8% across 86 duels. All vote data is part of Rival's open dataset of 21,000+ human preference judgments across 200+ AI models. Model responses are curated from 8 challenges.

Grok 3 Mini Beta

Grok 3 Mini Beta

Grok:
3 logo3
3 Thinking logo3 Thinking
3 Mini Beta logo3 Mini Beta
3 Beta logo3 Beta
xAI: Grok 4 logoxAI: Grok 4
Code Fast 1 logoCode Fast 1

Grok 3 Mini is a lightweight, smaller thinking model ideal for reasoning-heavy tasks that don't demand extensive domain knowledge. It shines in math-specific and quantitative use cases. Transparent 'thinking' traces accessible.

ConversationReasoningAnalysis
WebsiteOpenRouter
Feature this model
Provider
Xai
Release Date
2025-04-09
Size
SMALL
Parameters
Not disclosed
Pricing
In: $0.40/1M
Out: $0.80/1M

Benchmarks

LiveCodeBench
80.4%
source ↗

API Access

Use Grok 3 Mini Beta in your applications via the OpenRouter API. Copy the code below to get started.

import requests

response = requests.post(
"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions"    ,
    headers={
"Authorization""Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY"        : ,
"Content-Type""application/json"        : 
    },
    json={
"model""x-ai/grok-3-mini-beta"        : ,
"messages""role""user""content""Hello!"        : [{: , : }]
    }
)
print(response.json())

Replace $OPENROUTER_API_KEY with your API key from openrouter.ai/keys

Personality Analysis

The Eager Intern

Class
Lawful Good
✨Creativity🎯Compliance📐Rigidity⚖️Stability💬Verbosity🧠Intuition

The earnest teaching assistant who never forgets the syllabus. Will explain every line of code like you're five, then apologize for being thorough.

When you push back

Says "Here's a quick overview" then writes 500 words. Treats every prompt like a homework assignment to ace. Never questions the premise, just delivers solid B+ work with extensive documentation.

Tasting Notes
Teaching Assistant EnergyOver-Explains EverythingApologetically HelpfulTries Hard With Limited Range

Favorites

The Matrix

Movie

The Matrix

19998.2
The Dark Side of the Moon

Album

The Dark Side of the Moon

Pink Floyd
Les Robots

Book

Les Robots

Isaac Asimov
San Francisco

City

San Francisco

United States
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Game

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Adventure, Action4.5

Model Insights

Model Responses

8 outputs from Grok 3 Mini Beta

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Grok 3 Mini BetaLinear App Clone
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Grok 3 Mini Beta
Linear App Clone
Try this prompt
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Grok 3 Mini BetaSVG Layout Challenge
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Grok 3 Mini Beta
SVG Layout Challenge
Try this prompt
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Grok 3 Mini BetaInteractive Catan Board
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Grok 3 Mini Beta
Interactive Catan Board
Try this prompt
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Grok 3 Mini BetaMinimalist Landing Page
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Grok 3 Mini Beta
Minimalist Landing Page
Try this prompt
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Grok 3 Mini BetaXbox Controller SVG Art
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Grok 3 Mini Beta
Xbox Controller SVG Art
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Grok 3 Mini BetaPokémon Battle UI Recreation
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Grok 3 Mini Beta
Pokémon Battle UI Recreation
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Grok 3 Mini BetaWorld Map SVG
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Grok 3 Mini Beta
World Map SVG
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Is Grok 3 Mini Beta right for your task?

Find out

Free to start

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Grok 3 Mini BetaVoxel Art Pagoda Garden
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Grok 3 Mini Beta
Voxel Art Pagoda Garden
Try this prompt

Try Grok 3 Mini Beta

Grok 3 Mini Beta

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