Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) vs Solar Pro 3 vs Ministral 3 14B
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) comes out ahead, 74 to 63 and 55 on our weighted score, though Solar Pro 3 is 9% cheaper per token.
- Our pick
xAIGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)
74/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.50
- Context2M
Upstage
Solar Pro 3
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.25
- Context131K
Mistral AIMinistral 3 14B
63/100- ECI—
- Price$0.268 / $0.325
- Context262K
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) is our pick
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) is the better all-round choice, scoring 74/100 against Ministral 3 14B (63) and Solar Pro 3 (55). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Solar Pro 3 wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceSolar Pro 3Solar Pro 3 $0.25 · Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) $0.275 · Ministral 3 14B $0.282 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) 2,000,000 · Ministral 3 14B 262,144 · Solar Pro 3 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) and Ministral 3 14BGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning): Text, Images · Solar Pro 3: Text · Ministral 3 14B: Text, Images
- Self-hostingMinistral 3 14BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) | Solar Pro 3 | Ministral 3 14B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 76 | 78 | 76 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 70 | 35 | 60 |
| Context window | 20% | 72 | 24 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 74/100 | 55/100 | 63/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)xAI | Solar Pro 3Upstage | Ministral 3 14BMistral AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.20 (best) | $0.25 | $0.268 |
| Output | $0.50 | $0.25 (best) | $0.325 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.275 | $0.25 (best) | $0.282 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 2 providers | Official Upstage API | Median of 2 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 2,000,000 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Max output | 30,000 tokens | 8,192 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yeslow · medium · high | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | OpenApache 2.0 |
| API model ID | — | solar-pro3 | — |
| API providers | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Released | Nov 19, 2025 | Jan 2026 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Mar 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)$3.00
- Solar Pro 3$3.00
- Ministral 3 14B$3.33
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning), Solar Pro 3 or Ministral 3 14B?
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) is the better all-round choice, scoring 74/100 against Ministral 3 14B (63) and Solar Pro 3 (55). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Solar Pro 3 wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning), Solar Pro 3 or Ministral 3 14B?
Solar Pro 3 is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.25 output per million tokens (official Upstage API price). Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) costs $0.20 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers); Ministral 3 14B costs $0.268 input / $0.325 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.25 per million tokens for Solar Pro 3 versus $0.275 for Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) (1.1× as much) and $0.282 for Ministral 3 14B (1.1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) has not been scored yet, Solar Pro 3 has not been scored yet and Ministral 3 14B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning), Solar Pro 3 and Ministral 3 14B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) has the largest context window at 2,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Ministral 3 14B and 131,072 for Solar Pro 3. Maximum output per response: Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) up to 30,000, Solar Pro 3 up to 8,192, Ministral 3 14B up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) accepts text and images; Solar Pro 3 accepts text; Ministral 3 14B accepts text and images. Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Ministral 3 14B publishes its weights (Apache 2.0) and can be self-hosted; Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) and Solar Pro 3 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Solar Pro 3 is the newest, released Jan 2026. Ministral 3 14B came out Dec 2, 2025; Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) came out Nov 19, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Solar Pro 3 Mar 2025.
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.
