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Grok-2 mini vs Grok 4.7

Grok 4.7 leads the LLM Stats Score 48.5 to 8.6.

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Which is better?

Grok 4.7 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 48.5 to 8.6, ranking #23 overall.

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

Choose Grok-2 mini

  • you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem

Choose Grok 4.7

  • overall performance matters — it scores 48.5 and ranks #23 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok-2 mini
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Grok 4.7
xAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
8.6
#280
48.5
#23
Reasoning
8.2
#277
37.4
#69
Coding
5.9
#197
40.1
#13
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$2.00 / M
Output price
— / M
$6.00 / M
Context window
—
500,000

Individual benchmarks

8 reported for Grok-2 mini · 23 for Grok 4.7

No common benchmarks found

Grok-2 mini and Grok 4.7don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok 4.7 specifies input context (500,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Grok 4.7
Input500,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Grok-2 mini and Grok 4.7 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 4.7

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 4.7

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-2 mini was released on 2024-08-13, while Grok 4.7 was released on 2026-09-21.

Grok 4.7 is 26 months newer than Grok-2 mini.

Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

2.1 years ago

Grok 4.7

Sep 21, 2026

1 days ago

2.1yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok 4.7 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while Grok-2 mini's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok 4.7's training data extends to 2026-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok-2 mini's cutoff date.

Grok-2 mini

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Grok 4.7

Jun 2026

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok-2 mini and Grok 4.7 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok-2 mini
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok-2 mini vs Grok 4.7.

Which is better, Grok-2 mini or Grok 4.7?

Grok 4.7 leads the LLM Stats Score 48.5 to 8.6. Grok-2 mini is made by xAI and Grok 4.7 is made by xAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Grok-2 mini compare to Grok 4.7 in benchmarks?

Grok-2 mini scores DocVQA: 93.2%, MMLU: 86.2%, HumanEval: 85.7%, MATH: 73.0%, MMLU-Pro: 72.0%. Grok 4.7 scores BixBench MCQ: 88.4%, WMDP-Bio: 88.1%, WMDP-Cyber: 88.1%, WMDP-Chem: 84.9%, CyberGym: 80.3%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-2 mini and Grok 4.7?

Grok-2 mini supports an unknown number of tokens and Grok 4.7 supports 500K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Grok-2 mini and Grok 4.7?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (8.6 vs 48.5). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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