o3-mini vs Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta Comparison
Comparing o3-mini and Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
o3-mini and Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta 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
For input processing, o3-mini ($1.10/1M tokens) is 1.8x cheaper than Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta ($2.00/1M tokens).
For output processing, o3-mini ($4.40/1M tokens) is 1.4x cheaper than Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta ($6.00/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta is more expensive than o3-mini.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta accepts 2,000,000 input tokens compared to o3-mini's 200,000 tokens. o3-mini can generate longer responses up to 100,000 tokens, while Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta is limited to 30,000 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta supports multimodal inputs, whereas o3-mini does not.
Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
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Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta
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
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
o3-mini was released on 2025-01-30, while Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta was released on 2026-03-09.
Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta is 13 months newer than o3-mini.
Jan 30, 2025
1.1 years ago
Mar 9, 2026
5 days ago
1.1yr newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
o3-mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-09-30, while Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm o3-mini's training data extends to 2023-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta's cutoff date.
Sep 2023
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Provider Availability
o3-mini is available from Azure, OpenAI. Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta is available from xAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
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Grok-4.20 Multi-Agent Beta
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
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