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
#34 by perf·no signal
QUIET
Grok 4.3
#68 by perf·#15 by attention
UNDERRATED
Best value
5.4x better value than Grok 4.3
Grok 3 Mini Beta
162.0 pts/$
$0.40/M
Grok 4.3
30.1 pts/$
$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 +84.0
Grok 3 Mini Beta
1357.4
Grok 4.3
1441.4
Full benchmark table
BenchmarkGrok 3 Mini BetaGrok 4.3
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
1357.41441.4
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