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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

GPT-4.1 mini vs Grok 4.3

Grok 4.3 comes out ahead, 67 to 60 on our weighted score, though GPT-4.1 mini is 2.2× cheaper per token.

  1. OpenAI

    GPT-4.1 mini

    Released Apr 14, 2025

    60/100
    • ECI135.0
    • Price$0.40 / $1.60
    • Context1.05M
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  2. Our pick

    xAI

    Grok 4.3

    Released Apr 17, 2026

    67/100
    • ECI149.2
    • Price$1.25 / $2.50
    • Context1M
    Full specs Remove Grok 4.3

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01 — Verdict

Grok 4.3 is our pick

Grok 4.3 is the better all-round choice, scoring 67/100 against GPT-4.1 mini (60). It leads on capability and inputs & features. GPT-4.1 mini wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityGrok 4.3Capabilities Index (ECI): Grok 4.3 149.2 · GPT-4.1 mini 135.0
  • Lowest priceGPT-4.1 miniGPT-4.1 mini $0.70 · Grok 4.3 $1.56 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGPT-4.1 miniGPT-4.1 mini 1,047,576 · Grok 4.3 1,000,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsGPT-4.1 mini: Text, Images, PDFs · Grok 4.3: Text, Images, PDFs
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGPT-4.1 miniGrok 4.3
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%5977
Price25%5741
Inputs & features15%7080
Context window10%6160
Overall100%60/10067/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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GPT-4.1 mini vs Grok 4.3 specifications side by side
SpecificationGPT-4.1 miniOpenAIGrok 4.3xAI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)135.0149.2 (best)
ECI rank#115 of 148#55 of 148 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions65.9%88.8% (best)
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics6.7%42.8% (best)
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics44.7%93.3% (best)
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions12.7%33.2% (best)
Price per million tokens
Input$0.40 (best)$1.25
Output$1.60 (best)$2.50
Cached input$0.10 (best)$0.20
Blended (3:1)$0.70 (best)$1.56
Long-context rateSame rateOver 200K: $2.50 / $5.00
Price sourceOfficial OpenAI APIOfficial xAI API
Limits
Context window1,047,576 tokens (best)1,000,000 tokens
Max output32,768 tokens (best)30,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsYesYes
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoYeslow · medium · high
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
API model IDgpt-4.1-minigrok-4.3
API providers2427 (best)
ReleasedApr 14, 2025Apr 17, 2026
Knowledge cutoffApr 2024—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • GPT-4.1 mini$7.20
  • Grok 4.3$17.50
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: GPT-4.1 mini or Grok 4.3?

Grok 4.3 is the better all-round choice, scoring 67/100 against GPT-4.1 mini (60). It leads on capability and inputs & features. GPT-4.1 mini wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 mini or Grok 4.3?

GPT-4.1 mini is cheaper at $0.40 input / $1.60 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). Grok 4.3 costs $1.25 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (official xAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.70 per million tokens for GPT-4.1 mini versus $1.56 for Grok 4.3 (2.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Grok 4.3 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Grok 4.3 149.2 (#55 of 148) and GPT-4.1 mini 135.0 (#115 of 148). Their confidence ranges do not overlap (147.6–150.8 vs 131.2–136.6), so the gap is a real one. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Grok 4.3 88.8%, GPT-4.1 mini 65.9%; FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 — Grok 4.3 42.8%, GPT-4.1 mini 6.7%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Grok 4.3 93.3%, GPT-4.1 mini 44.7%; SimpleQA Verified — Grok 4.3 33.2%, GPT-4.1 mini 12.7%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GPT-4.1 mini and Grok 4.3 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Grok 4.3 leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-4.1 mini has the largest context window at 1,047,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for Grok 4.3. Maximum output per response: GPT-4.1 mini up to 32,768, Grok 4.3 up to 30,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

GPT-4.1 mini accepts text, images and PDFs; Grok 4.3 accepts text, images and PDFs. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

No. GPT-4.1 mini and Grok 4.3 are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.

Which is newer?

Grok 4.3 is the newest, released Apr 17, 2026. GPT-4.1 mini came out Apr 14, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: GPT-4.1 mini Apr 2024.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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