xAIReleased on Aug 13, 2024

Grok-2 mini: API Pricing, Context Window & Benchmarks

Grok-2 mini is a language model from xAI, released in August 2024, with multimodal input.

Grok-2 mini is a smaller, faster variant of Grok-2 that offers a balance between speed and answer quality. While more compact than its larger sibling, it maintains strong capabilities across various tasks including reasoning, coding, and

Grok-2 mini benchmarks

Rankings

Quality Tracker

Grok-2 mini Performance Across Datasets

Scores sourced from the model's scorecard, paper, or official blog posts

LLM Stats Logollm-stats.com - Tue Jul 21 2026
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Grok-2 mini API

Available from the model provider

Grok-2 mini has an official provider API. It is not currently routed through the LLM Stats gateway.

Read the official API documentation

Grok-2 mini latency

Grok-2 mini time to first token, sustained output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic over the trailing 7 days.

Grok-2 mini examples

Recent arena outputs from Grok-2 mini, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.

Grok-2 mini license

Grok-2 mini is a proprietary model available under its provider's product and API terms.

License
Proprietary
Hosted access

Proprietary license - usage restrictions apply

Grok-2 mini resources

Official sources for Grok-2 mini: api documentation, official launch post.

Grok-2 mini vs other models

The most-compared alternatives to Grok-2 mini are Llama 3.3 70B Instruct, Llama 3.1 405B Instruct, GPT-4 Turbo. Open any pair side-by-side for benchmarks, pricing, context, and latency.

Models like Grok-2 mini

Models ranked just above and below Grok-2 mini by LLM Stats score.

 

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Score pending
 

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Score pending
 

GPT-4 Turbo

Score pending
 

GPT-4

Score pending
 

GPT-4o

Score pending
 

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Score pending

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-2 mini.

When was Grok-2 mini released?

Grok-2 mini was released on August 13, 2024 by xAI. This is the official Grok-2 mini release date tracked on LLM Stats.

Is Grok-2 mini available via API?

Yes, Grok-2 mini is available via API. See the official documentation for authentication and endpoint details.

Who created Grok-2 mini?

Grok-2 mini was created by xAI.

What is the license for Grok-2 mini?

Grok-2 mini is released under the Proprietary license.

Is Grok-2 mini multimodal?

Yes, Grok-2 mini is multimodal and can accept both text and images as input.

Where is the Grok-2 mini paper or technical report?

Grok-2 mini has a paper or technical report available at https://x.ai/blog/grok-2. Use that source for architecture, training, release and evaluation details.

What models should I compare Grok-2 mini against?

Common Grok-2 mini comparisons include Grok-2 mini vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct, Grok-2 mini vs Llama 3.1 405B Instruct, Grok-2 mini vs GPT-4 Turbo. Compare them side by side for benchmark scores, pricing, context window, latency and API availability.