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GPT-4 Turbo vs Grok-2 mini

GPT-4 Turbo and Grok-2 mini are closely matched at 9.1 and 8.7 on the LLM Stats Score.

OpenAI · xAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

GPT-4 Turbo and Grok-2 mini are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 9.1 and 8.7.

The models split the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose GPT-4 Turbo

  • you want predictable pricing at $10.00/M input and $30.00/M output

Choose Grok-2 mini

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2024

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

GPT-4 Turbo
OpenAI
Grok-2 mini
xAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
9.1
#261
8.7
#263
Reasoning
9.2
#253
8.3
#265
Coding
7.3
#179
6.0
#187
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 4
2 of 4
Input price
$10.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$30.00 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
GPT-4 Turbo
Grok-2 mini
Math
17.4#189
16.0#204
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

6 reported for GPT-4 Turbo · 8 for Grok-2 mini

4 shared

GPT-4 Turbo outperforms in 2 benchmarks (HumanEval, MMLU), while Grok-2 mini is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Sat Sep 05 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GPT-4 Turbo specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only GPT-4 Turbo specifies output context (4,096 tokens).

OpenAI
GPT-4 Turbo
Input128,000 tokens
Output4,096 tokens
xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sat Sep 05 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Grok-2 mini supports multimodal inputs, whereas GPT-4 Turbo does not.

Grok-2 mini can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

GPT-4 Turbo

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-2 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.

GPT-4 Turbo

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok-2 mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-4 Turbo was released on 2024-04-09, while Grok-2 mini was released on 2024-08-13.

Grok-2 mini is 4 months newer than GPT-4 Turbo.

GPT-4 Turbo

Apr 9, 2024

2.4 years ago

Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

2.1 years ago

4mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-4 Turbo has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Grok-2 mini's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-4 Turbo's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok-2 mini's cutoff date.

GPT-4 Turbo

Dec 2023

Grok-2 mini

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Outputs Comparison

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Run your own prompts against GPT-4 Turbo and Grok-2 mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about GPT-4 Turbo vs Grok-2 mini.

Which is better, GPT-4 Turbo or Grok-2 mini?

GPT-4 Turbo and Grok-2 mini are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 9.1 and 8.7. GPT-4 Turbo is made by OpenAI and Grok-2 mini is made by xAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does GPT-4 Turbo compare to Grok-2 mini in benchmarks?

GPT-4 Turbo scores MGSM: 88.5%, HumanEval: 87.1%, MMLU: 86.5%, DROP: 86.0%, MATH: 72.6%. Grok-2 mini scores DocVQA: 93.2%, MMLU: 86.2%, HumanEval: 85.7%, MATH: 73.0%, MMLU-Pro: 72.0%.

What are the context window sizes for GPT-4 Turbo and Grok-2 mini?

GPT-4 Turbo supports 128K tokens and Grok-2 mini supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between GPT-4 Turbo and Grok-2 mini?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (9.1 vs 8.7), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GPT-4 Turbo and Grok-2 mini?

GPT-4 Turbo is developed by OpenAI and Grok-2 mini is developed by xAI.

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