Grok 3 Mini Beta

Grok 3 Mini Beta by xAI excels in the Coding category, where it ranks #140 with a composite score of 63/100. Grok 3 Mini is a lightweight, smaller thinking model. Unlike traditional models that generate answers immediately, Grok 3 Mini thinks before responding. It’s ideal for reasoning-heavy tasks that don’t demand... It is particularly strong in areas highlighted by its top benchmark performance and adoption metrics, making it suitable for both individual developers and enterprise teams looking for a reliable coding solution.

Grok 3 Mini Beta is priced at $0.30 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens (USD). Contact the provider for volume discounts and enterprise pricing. Pricing is competitive within the coding category and reflects the model's quality-to-cost ratio.

In the Coding category, Grok 3 Mini Beta holds rank #140 out of 340 models tracked. Its quality rank is #140 and adoption rank is #140. You can use our comparison tool at /compare to see detailed side-by-side metrics with specific alternatives. Key differentiators include its composite scoring across benchmarks, community sentiment, and real-world adoption rates.

Grok 3 Mini Beta has been evaluated across 6 different signals. Its strongest areas include Capabilities (83/100), Benchmarks (61/100), Pricing (100/100). These scores are derived from industry-standard benchmarks, community ratings, and real-world performance metrics. The composite score of 63/100 reflects a weighted combination of all tracked signals.

Grok 3 Mini Beta is a paid model, though some providers may offer trial credits or limited free tiers for evaluation. Check xAI's website for current free tier availability and promotional offers.

Grok 3 Mini Beta supports a 131K token context window (131,072 tokens total). That translates to roughly 98,304 words in a single prompt. This is large enough to process entire codebases, research papers, or long conversation histories in one shot.

Grok 3 Mini Beta supports function/tool calling, structured JSON output, extended reasoning/chain-of-thought, web search, streaming responses. Function calling lets you integrate it with external APIs and tools programmatically. These capabilities determine which workflows and integrations the model can handle natively.

Grok 3 Mini Beta was developed by xAI. It was released on April 9, 2025. You can access it through xAI's API. Check our provider page for all models from xAI and how they compare against each other.

Pick Grok 3 Mini Beta when you need a solid balance of cost and capability for everyday development tasks, content generation, and standard API integrations. If your task is straightforward text completion or classification, a cheaper model might give you 90% of the quality at a fraction of the price. Run a quick benchmark on your actual use case before committing.

You can access Grok 3 Mini Beta through xAI's API using standard HTTP requests or their official SDK. Most providers support OpenAI-compatible endpoints, so switching between models often requires changing just the model name in your API call. Streaming is supported for real-time token-by-token output. For production use, implement proper error handling, rate limiting, and cost monitoring.