Grok 3 Mini
Cost-efficient xAI reasoning model positioned for speed and general agent tasks.
Best for: CheapestCoverage: fullRelease: PREVIEWSynced within 7d
Pricing: Official LiveLimits: Curated OfficialBenchmarks: Third-Party
Current API snapshot
Official pricing, context, and latency normalized into a single current view.
Input price$0.30
Output price$0.50
Context window131.1K
Latency610 ms
Benchmark snapshot
Curated quality and performance signals from the latest accepted benchmark source.
Intelligence80
Coding75
Throughput149 tok/s
Benchmark sourceArtificial Analysis
Rank persona scores
Same ranking formulas used across the public tables, exposed directly for this model.
Cheapest99.4
Fastest73.5
Smartest16.7
Best value49.7
Formula reference
Persona definitions are fixed and public. The score meanings are strict, not inferred.
CheapestLowest total token cost only.Score = normalized total token cost only, where total cost = input price + output price.
FastestLowest observed latency only.Score = normalized latency only.
SmartestHighest intelligence benchmark score only.Score = normalized intelligence benchmark only.
Best ValueThe most balanced tradeoff between cost, quality, and responsiveness.Score = 45% intelligence + 35% cost + 10% latency + 10% context.
CodingHighest coding benchmark score only.Score = normalized coding benchmark only.
Sources
Every displayed field is tied back to a collected source and timestamp.
pricingofficial · collected Mar 10, 2026https://docs.x.ai/developers/models/grok-3-mini
limitsofficial · collected Mar 9, 2026https://docs.x.ai/
benchmarksbenchmark · collected Mar 9, 2026https://artificialanalysis.ai/
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Operational notes
Pricing notes: Live sync from xAI official model docs. Comparison uses prompt, cached prompt, and completion token rates from the official Grok 3 Mini model page.
Data coverage: full
Max output tokens: 8.2K
Rate limit notes: Management limits vary by account and team configuration.
Updated: Mar 10, 2026