GPT-5.4 mini vs o3 vs Grok 4.3
Grok 4.3 comes out ahead, 67 to 63 and 58 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
OpenAIGPT-5.4 mini
63/100- ECI148.8
- Price$0.75 / $4.50
- Context400K
- OpenAI
o3
58/100- ECI146.9
- Price$2.00 / $8.00
- Context200K
- Our pick
xAIGrok 4.3
67/100- ECI149.2
- Price$1.25 / $2.50
- Context1M
Grok 4.3 is our pick
Grok 4.3 is the better all-round choice, scoring 67/100 against GPT-5.4 mini (63) and o3 (58). It leads on context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
- CapabilityGrok 4.3Capabilities Index (ECI): Grok 4.3 149.2 · GPT-5.4 mini 148.8 · o3 146.9
- Lowest priceGrok 4.3Grok 4.3 $1.56 · GPT-5.4 mini $1.69 · o3 $3.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGrok 4.3Grok 4.3 1,000,000 · GPT-5.4 mini 400,000 · o3 200,000 tokens
- Widest inputso3 and Grok 4.3GPT-5.4 mini: Text, Images · o3: Text, Images, PDFs · Grok 4.3: Text, Images, PDFs
- Self-hostingNo open weightsAll three are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | GPT-5.4 mini | o3 | Grok 4.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 77 | 74 | 77 |
| Price | 25% | 39 | 24 | 41 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 70 | 80 | 80 |
| Context window | 10% | 44 | 32 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 63/100 | 58/100 | 67/100 |
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | GPT-5.4 miniOpenAI | o3OpenAI | Grok 4.3xAI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 148.8 | 146.9 | 149.2 (best) |
| ECI rank | #56 of 148 | #63 of 148 | #55 of 148 (best) |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 86.9% | 81.8% | 88.8% (best) |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 51.2% (best) | 33.3% | 42.8% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 88.9% | 84.4% | 93.3% (best) |
| SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues | — | 62.3% | — |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | 29.4% | 49.4% (best) | 33.2% |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.75 (best) | $2.00 | $1.25 |
| Output | $4.50 | $8.00 | $2.50 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.075 (best) | $0.50 | $0.20 |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.69 | $3.50 | $1.56 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Over 200K: $2.50 / $5.00 |
| Price source | Official OpenAI API | Official OpenAI API | Official xAI API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 400,000 tokens | 200,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens (best) | 100,000 tokens | 30,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | Yes | Yes |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yeslow · medium · high · xhigh | Yeslow · medium · high | Yeslow · medium · high |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | gpt-5.4-mini | o3 | grok-4.3 |
| API providers | 29 (best) | 18 | 27 |
| Released | Mar 17, 2026 | Apr 16, 2025 | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Aug 31, 2025 | May 2024 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- GPT-5.4 mini$16.50
- o3$36.00
- Grok 4.3$17.50
Which should you choose?
Which is better: GPT-5.4 mini, o3 or Grok 4.3?
Grok 4.3 is the better all-round choice, scoring 67/100 against GPT-5.4 mini (63) and o3 (58). It leads on context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.4 mini, o3 or Grok 4.3?
Grok 4.3 is cheaper at $1.25 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (official xAI API price). GPT-5.4 mini costs $0.75 input / $4.50 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price); o3 costs $2.00 input / $8.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.56 per million tokens for Grok 4.3 versus $1.69 for GPT-5.4 mini (1.1× as much) and $3.50 for o3 (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), GPT-5.4 mini 148.8 (#56 of 148) and o3 146.9 (#63 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (147.6–150.8 vs 147.1–150.5), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Grok 4.3 88.8%, GPT-5.4 mini 86.9%, o3 81.8%; FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 — GPT-5.4 mini 51.2%, Grok 4.3 42.8%, o3 33.3%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Grok 4.3 93.3%, GPT-5.4 mini 88.9%, o3 84.4%; SimpleQA Verified — o3 49.4%, Grok 4.3 33.2%, GPT-5.4 mini 29.4%.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GPT-5.4 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. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok 4.3 has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 400,000 for GPT-5.4 mini and 200,000 for o3. Maximum output per response: GPT-5.4 mini up to 128,000, o3 up to 100,000, Grok 4.3 up to 30,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
GPT-5.4 mini accepts text and images; o3 accepts text, images and PDFs; Grok 4.3 accepts text, images and PDFs. o3 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. GPT-5.4 mini, o3 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-5.4 mini came out Mar 17, 2026; o3 came out Apr 16, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: GPT-5.4 mini Aug 31, 2025, o3 May 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.
