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Grok 4 20 Beta 0309 Reasoning vs o3 Mini High
This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.
Model
Grok 4 20 Beta 0309 Reasoning
Context window
2M
2,000,000 tokens · ~1.5M words
Context window · side by side
Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.
Grok 4 20 Beta 0309 Reasoning has about 15.6× the context window of the other in this pair.
Grok 4 20 Beta 0309 Reasoning has 1462% more context capacity (2000K vs 128K tokens). o3 Mini High is 44% cheaper on input.
Quick verdicts
Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.
Long document processing
Use Grok 4 20 Beta 0309 Reasoning. Its 2000K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 128K).
RAG / high-volume retrieval
Use o3 Mini High. Input tokens are 44% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.
Long output (reports, code files)
Use Grok 4 20 Beta 0309 Reasoning. Its 2000K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.
Full specs
Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.
| Spec | Grok 4 20 Beta 0309 Reasoning | o3 Mini High |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 2,000,000 tokens (2000K) | 128,000 tokens (128K) |
| Max output tokens | 2,000,000 tokens (2000K) | 65,536 tokens (65K) |
| Speed tier | Deep | Fast |
| Vision | Yes | No |
| Function calling | Yes | Yes |
| Extended thinking | Yes | Yes |
| Prompt caching | Yes | Yes |
| Batch API | No | Yes |
| Release date | N/A | Feb 2025 |
Pricing matrix
Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.
| Provider | Grok 4 20 Beta 0309 Reasoning in | Grok 4 20 Beta 0309 Reasoning out | o3 Mini High in | o3 Mini High out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Openrouter | — | — | $1.10/M | $4.40/M |
| Xai | $2.00/M | $6.00/M | — | — |
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