Grok 3 Mini
DeprecatedGrok 3 Mini is xAI's language model with a 131K context window, available from 5 providers, starting at $0.250 / 1M input and $0.500 / 1M output. A lightweight thinking LLM from xAI that reasons before responding, optimized for logic-based tasks with accessible raw reasoning traces.
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Pricing by Provider
| Provider | Standard | Batch | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | Cache Read $ / 1M | Web Search $ / query | Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | Cache Read $ / 1M | |
 Azure AI Foundry | $0.250 | $1.27 | N/A | N/A | — | — | — |
 OpenRouter | $0.300 | $0.500 | $0.075 | $0.0050 | — | — | — |
 Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.300 | $0.500 | N/A | N/A | — | — | — |
 Vercel AI Gateway | $0.300 | $0.500 | $0.075 | N/A | — | — | — |
xAI | $0.300 | $0.500 | $0.075 | N/A | $0.150 | $0.250 | $0.037 |
Provider-specific pricing that varies by region.
Azure AI Foundry
16 regions
| Region | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | |
| Global | ||
| Global | $0.250 | $1.27 |
| Asia Pacific | ||
| Southeast Asia (Singapore)/ southeastasia | $0.330 | $1.66 |
| Europe | ||
| France Central (Paris)/ francecentral | $0.275 | $1.50 |
| Germany West Central (Frankfurt)/ germanywestcentral | $0.300 | $1.38 |
| Italy North (Milan)/ italynorth | $0.275 | $1.38 |
| Sweden Central (Gävle)/ swedencentral | $0.275 | $1.50 |
| West Europe (Netherlands)/ westeurope | $0.330 | $1.66 |
| US | ||
| Central US (Iowa)/ centralus | $0.275 | $1.38 |
| East US (Virginia)/ eastus | $0.275 | $1.38 |
| East US 2 (Virginia)/ eastus2 | $0.275 | $1.38 |
| North Central US (Illinois)/ northcentralus | $0.275 | $1.38 |
| South Central US (Texas)/ southcentralus | $0.275 | $1.38 |
| West Central US (Wyoming)/ westcentralus | $0.275 | $1.38 |
| West US (California)/ westus | $0.275 | $1.38 |
| West US 2 (Washington)/ westus2 | $0.275 | $1.38 |
| West US 3 (Phoenix)/ westus3 | $0.275 | $1.38 |
Cost Calculator
Preset:
Compares every provider & tier in USD
Versions
| Version | Released | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Status |
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| Grok 3 Mini | 131K | $0.250 | $0.500 | Current | |
| Grok 3 Mini Beta | 131K | $0.300 | $0.500 | Deprecated | |
| Grok 3 Mini Fast | 131K | $0.300 | $0.500 | Available | |
| Grok 3 Mini Reasoning | — | — | — | — | Available |
Other models
| Model | Tier | Released | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
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| Grok 4.3 | — | 1.0M | $1.25 | $2.50 | |
| Grok 4.20 | — | 2.0M | $1.25 | $2.50 | |
| Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | — | 2.0M | $1.25 | $2.50 | |
| Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent Beta | — | 2.0M | $1.25 | $2.50 | |
| Grok 4.20 Non-Reasoning | — | 2.0M | $1.25 | $2.50 | |
| Grok 4.20 Reasoning | — | 2.0M | $1.25 | $2.50 | |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | — | 2.0M | $0.200 | $0.500 | |
| Grok 4 Fast | — | 2.0M | $0.200 | $0.500 | |
| Grok 4 Fast Non-Reasoning | — | 2.0M | $0.200 | $0.500 | |
| Grok 4 | — | 256K | $3.00 | $15.00 |