Gemini 3.1 Pro vs Grok-3 Mini Comparison

Comparing Gemini 3.1 Pro and Grok-3 Mini across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Gemini 3.1 Pro outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Grok-3 Mini is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3.1 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Grok-3 Mini costs less

For input processing, Gemini 3.1 Pro ($2.50/1M tokens) is 8.3x more expensive than Grok-3 Mini ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 3.1 Pro ($15.00/1M tokens) is 30.0x more expensive than Grok-3 Mini ($0.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 3.1 Pro is more expensive than Grok-3 Mini.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Gemini 3.1 Pro

Input tokens$2.50

Output tokens$15.00

Best providerGoogle

Grok-3 Mini

Input tokens$0.30

Output tokens$0.50

Best providerxAI

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 3.1 Pro accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Grok-3 Mini's 128,000 tokens. Gemini 3.1 Pro can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while Grok-3 Mini is limited to 8,000 tokens.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Input1,048,576 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

Grok-3 Mini

Input128,000 tokens

Output8,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 3.1 Pro and Grok-3 Mini support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Grok-3 Mini

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok-3 Mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3.1 Pro was released on 2026-02-19, while Grok-3 Mini was released on 2025-02-17.

Gemini 3.1 Pro is 12 months newer than Grok-3 Mini.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Feb 19, 2026

3 weeks ago

1.0yr newer

Grok-3 Mini

Feb 17, 2025

1.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3.1 Pro has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Grok-3 Mini has a cutoff of 2024-11-17.

Gemini 3.1 Pro has more recent training data (up to 2025-01-31), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Grok-3 Mini (2024-11-17).

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Jan 2025

2 mo newer

Grok-3 Mini

Nov 2024

Provider Availability

Gemini 3.1 Pro is available from Google. Grok-3 Mini is available from xAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.