o1 vs Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning Comparison

Comparing o1 and Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

o1 and Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning costs less

For input processing, o1 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 7.5x more expensive than Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning ($2.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, o1 ($60.00/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning ($6.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, o1 is more expensive than Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers

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Input tokens$15.00

Output tokens$60.00

Best providerAzure

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning

Input tokens$2.00

Output tokens$6.00

Best providerxAI

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning accepts 2,000,000 input tokens compared to o1's 200,000 tokens. o1 can generate longer responses up to 100,000 tokens, while Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning is limited to 30,000 tokens.

Input200,000 tokens

Output100,000 tokens

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning

Input2,000,000 tokens

Output30,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning supports multimodal inputs, whereas o1 does not.

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

o1

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning

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.

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

o1 was released on 2024-12-17, while Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning was released on 2026-03-09.

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning is 15 months newer than o1.

Dec 17, 2024

1.2 years ago

Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning

Mar 9, 2026

5 days ago

1.2yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

o1 is available from Azure, OpenAI. Grok-4.20 Beta Reasoning is available from xAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.