Compare · ModelsLive · 2 picked · head to head

Grok 3 Mini Beta vs Grok 4.3

Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.

Winner summary

Grok 4.3 wins 1 of 1 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena.

Category leads
arena·Grok 4.3
Hype vs Reality
Grok 3 Mini Beta
#38 by perf·no signal
QUIET
Grok 4.3
#32 by perf·no signal
QUIET
Best value
4.6x better value than Grok 4.3
Grok 3 Mini Beta
162.0 pts/$
$0.40/M
Grok 4.3
35.6 pts/$
$1.88/M
Vendor risk
xAI logo
xAI
$250.0B·Tier 1
Medium risk
xAI logo
xAI
$250.0B·Tier 1
Medium risk
Head to head
Grok 3 Mini BetaGrok 4.3
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
Grok 4.3 leads by +86.6
Grok 3 Mini Beta
1357.4
Grok 4.3
1444.0
Full benchmark table
BenchmarkGrok 3 Mini BetaGrok 4.3
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
1357.41444.0
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
ModelInputOutputContextProjected $/mo
xAI logoGrok 3 Mini Beta$0.30$0.50131K tokens (~66 books)$3.50
xAI logoGrok 4.3$1.25$2.501.0M tokens (~500 books)$15.63