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Grok-2 mini vs Grok 4.6

Comparing Grok-2 mini and Grok 4.6 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

xAI · xAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok-2 mini and Grok 4.6 trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Grok-2 mini

  • you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem

Choose Grok 4.6

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok-2 mini
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Grok 4.6
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Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
— / M
$2.00 / M
Output price
— / M
$6.00 / M
Context window
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500,000
Released
Aug 2024
Aug 2026
License
Proprietary
Proprietary

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Grok-2 mini and Grok 4.6don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok 4.6 specifies input context (500,000 tokens).

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Grok-2 mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Grok 4.6
Input500,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Aug 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Grok-2 mini and Grok 4.6 support multimodal inputs.

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

Grok-2 mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok 4.6

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.

Grok-2 mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-2 mini was released on 2024-08-13, while Grok 4.6 was released on 2026-08-12.

Grok 4.6 is 24 months newer than Grok-2 mini.

Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

2.0 years ago

Grok 4.6

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.0yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok 4.6 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-02-01, while Grok-2 mini's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok 4.6's training data extends to 2026-02-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok-2 mini's cutoff date.

Grok-2 mini

—

Grok 4.6

Feb 2026

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok-2 mini and Grok 4.6 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok-2 mini
✓ Preferred
Grok 4.6
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-2 mini vs Grok 4.6.

Which is better, Grok-2 mini or Grok 4.6?

Grok-2 mini (xAI) and Grok 4.6 (xAI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Grok-2 mini compare to Grok 4.6 in benchmarks?

Grok-2 mini scores DocVQA: 93.2%, MMLU: 86.2%, HumanEval: 85.7%, MATH: 73.0%, MMLU-Pro: 72.0%. Grok 4.6 scores CursorBench v3.2: 69.9%, DeepSWE 1.1: 65.9%, FrontierCode: 61.3%, AA-Index: 61.0%, GDPval-AA: 58.4%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-2 mini and Grok 4.6?

Grok-2 mini supports an unknown number of tokens and Grok 4.6 supports 500K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

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