xAI: Grok 3 Mini
Analysis Summary
xAI: Grok 3 Mini is developed by xAI. It was released in June 2025. On our leaderboard it earns Specialist-tier status, ranking #89 of 571 models in our overall business-suitability ranking. For raw reasoning ability it ranks #100 of 374, putting it in the upper half for overall intelligence.
On coding it ranks #113 of 311, a reasonable fit for everyday development support. It also ranks #78 of 286 for agentic, multi-step tasks ā the autonomous, tool-driven workflows that underpin business automation. Its 131K-token context window is larger than 60% of the models we list, suiting long documents, large codebases, and retrieval-heavy workloads. Crucially for business adoption, xAI: Grok 3 Mini combines tool use, function calling, and step-by-step reasoning in a single model, letting teams consolidate several use cases instead of stitching together multiple services.
At $0.300 input and $0.500 output per 1M tokens, xAI: Grok 3 Mini is aggressively priced for high-volume use which makes it easy to justify for cost-sensitive, high-throughput deployments. xAI: Grok 3 Mini is best deployed where its particular strengths line up with the task, rather than as a general-purpose frontier model.
Editorial notes
xAI Grok 3 Mini pairs strong maths, agentic, and coding benchmarks with tool use and function calling at very low pricing, making it a high-value option for reasoning-intensive workflows.
Assessed May 31, 2026
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Performance Profile
How xAI: Grok 3 Mini compares
XAI: Grok 3 Mini ranks #100 of 374 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #113 of 311 for coding, #78 of 286 for agentic tasks. Its 131K-token context window is larger than 60% of the models we list. At $0.30 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 43% of comparable models.
About xAI: Grok 3 Mini
A lightweight model that thinks before responding. Fast, smart, and great for logic-based tasks that do not require deep domain knowledge. The raw thinking traces are accessible.
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Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
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Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
How does xAI: Grok 3 Mini stack up?
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
x-ai/grok-3-mini
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| Provider | x-ai |
| Release Date | June 10, 2025 |
| Context Length | 131,072 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.30 | $0.000300 |
| Output | $0.50 | $0.000500 |
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Frequently asked questions about xAI: Grok 3 Mini
How much does xAI: Grok 3 Mini cost?
xAI: Grok 3 Mini costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of xAI: Grok 3 Mini?
xAI: Grok 3 Mini has a context window of 131,072 tokens (131K).
Is xAI: Grok 3 Mini good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, xAI: Grok 3 Mini ranks #113 of 311 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
What can xAI: Grok 3 Mini do?
xAI: Grok 3 Mini supports tool use and function calling.
Who created xAI: Grok 3 Mini?
xAI: Grok 3 Mini is developed by xAI and was released on June 10, 2025.
