xAI: Grok 3 Mini
xAI's Grok 3 Mini is a surprisingly capable model with exceptional agentic and math benchmark scores, tool use, and a 131K context window at a very competitive $0.30/1M input price. Its overall reasoning index is solid for its tier, making it excellent value for technical and structured business tasks.
Assessment date: March 14, 2026
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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.
Capabilities
Architecture
| Modality | Text → Text |
| Tokenizer | Grok |
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
Benchmark Scores
Evaluations
Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.30 | $0.000300 |
| Output | $0.50 | $0.000500 |
Live Performance
Live endpoint metrics — refreshed every 30 minutes.
