Grok 4.3 vs North Small Translate vs GPT-5.4 mini
Grok 4.3 comes out ahead, 56 to 50 and 49 on our weighted score.
- Our pick
xAIGrok 4.3
56/100- ECI149.2
- Price$1.25 / $2.50
- Context1M
CohereNorth Small Translate
50/100- ECI—
- PriceFree / Free
- Context16K
OpenAIGPT-5.4 mini
49/100- ECI148.8
- Price$0.75 / $4.50
- Context400K
Grok 4.3 is our pick
Grok 4.3 is the better all-round choice, scoring 56/100 against North Small Translate (50) and GPT-5.4 mini (49). It leads on inputs & features and context window. North Small Translate 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 priceNorth Small TranslateNorth Small Translate Free · Grok 4.3 $1.56 · GPT-5.4 mini $1.69 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGrok 4.3Grok 4.3 1,000,000 · GPT-5.4 mini 400,000 · North Small Translate 16,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGrok 4.3Grok 4.3: Text, Images, PDFs · North Small Translate: Text · GPT-5.4 mini: Text, Images
- Self-hostingNorth Small TranslatePublishes downloadable weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
| Measure | Weight | Grok 4.3 | North Small Translate | GPT-5.4 mini |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 41 | 100 | 39 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 80 | 0 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 0 | 44 |
| Overall | 100% | 56/100 | 50/100 | 49/100 |
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 4.3xAI | North Small TranslateCohere | GPT-5.4 miniOpenAI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 149.2 (best) | — | 148.8 |
| ECI rank | #55 of 148 (best) | — | #56 of 148 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 88.8% (best) | — | 86.9% |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 42.8% | — | 51.2% (best) |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 93.3% (best) | — | 88.9% |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | 33.2% (best) | — | 29.4% |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $1.25 | Free (best) | $0.75 |
| Output | $2.50 | Free (best) | $4.50 |
| Cached input | $0.20 | — | $0.075 (best) |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.56 | Free (best) | $1.69 |
| Long-context rate | Over 200K: $2.50 / $5.00 | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official xAI API | Official Cohere API | Official OpenAI API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 16,000 tokens | 400,000 tokens |
| Max output | 30,000 tokens | 16,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yeslow · medium · high | No | Yeslow · medium · high · xhigh |
| Tool calling | Yes | No | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 | Proprietary |
| API model ID | grok-4.3 | north-small-translate-09-2026 | gpt-5.4-mini |
| API providers | 27 | 1 | 29 (best) |
| Released | Apr 17, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | Aug 31, 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- Grok 4.3$17.50
- North Small TranslateFree
- GPT-5.4 mini$16.50
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Grok 4.3, North Small Translate or GPT-5.4 mini?
Grok 4.3 is the better all-round choice, scoring 56/100 against North Small Translate (50) and GPT-5.4 mini (49). It leads on inputs & features and context window. North Small Translate 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 4.3, North Small Translate or GPT-5.4 mini?
North Small Translate is cheaper at Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). Grok 4.3 costs $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). North Small Translate is listed as free.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Grok 4.3 has an ECI of 149.2, North Small Translate has not been scored yet and GPT-5.4 mini has an ECI of 148.8.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Grok 4.3, North Small Translate and GPT-5.4 mini yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that North Small Translate does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
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 16,000 for North Small Translate. Maximum output per response: Grok 4.3 up to 30,000, North Small Translate up to 16,000, GPT-5.4 mini up to 128,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Grok 4.3 accepts text, images and PDFs; North Small Translate accepts text; GPT-5.4 mini accepts text and images. Grok 4.3 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
North Small Translate publishes its weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0) and can be self-hosted; Grok 4.3 and GPT-5.4 mini is proprietary.
Which is newer?
North Small Translate is the newest, released Sep 9, 2026. Grok 4.3 came out Apr 17, 2026; GPT-5.4 mini came out Mar 17, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: GPT-5.4 mini Aug 31, 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.
