Model Comparison

GPT-4 Turbo vs Grok-2 mini

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

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.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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OpenAI
GPT-4 Turbo
Input tokens$10.00
Output tokens$30.00
Best providerAzure
xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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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
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

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

2.0 years ago

Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

1.7 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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Key Takeaways

OpenAI
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher HumanEval score (87.1% vs 85.7%)
Higher MMLU score (86.5% vs 86.2%)
xAI
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (51.0% vs 48.0%)
Higher MATH score (73.0% vs 72.6%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
OpenAI
GPT-4 Turbo
xAI
Grok-2 mini

FAQ

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

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks. 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 benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
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%.
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.
Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
GPT-4 Turbo is developed by OpenAI and Grok-2 mini is developed by xAI.