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o3-mini (High) vs Grok 4.5

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OpenAIo3-mini (High)

o3-mini with reasoning effort set to high for maximum STEM accuracy.

74200K ctx$1.10/$4.40 per M#45/92
xAIGrok 4.5

xAI's Opus-class flagship for frontier coding, agentic tool use, and knowledge work.

89500K ctx$2.00/$6.00 per M#6/92
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Benchmarks
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OpenAIo3-mini (High)
Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Cheaper
Capability
CapabilityECI73.9
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science77.0%Factual Recall—
Math
Math Problems96.5%Competition Math76.9%Research Math12.4%
Coding
Code Editing60.4%
Agentic
Terminal Tasks—Novel Reasoning3.0%
xAIGrok 4.5
Reasoning
CI 86.2-90.3
CodingInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·Provider·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Smarter
Capability
CapabilityECI88.5
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science93.4%Factual Recall53.5%
Math
Math Problems—Competition Math97.8%Research Math—
Coding
Code Editing—
Agentic
Terminal Tasks83.3%Novel Reasoning—
Specs
OpenAIo3-mini (High)
200K
Context
100K
Max output
Feb 2025
Released
xAIGrok 4.5
500K
Context
16K
Max output
Jul 2026
Released
Capabilities
OpenAIo3-mini (High)
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
xAIGrok 4.5
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
OpenAIo3-mini (High)
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$1.10/M tokens
Output$4.40/M tokens
Cache read$0.55/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
xAIGrok 4.5
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$2.00/M tokens
Output$6.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.50/M tokens
Web search$0.005/search
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Frequently Asked Questions: o3-mini (High) vs Grok 4.5▼

Which is better, o3-mini (High) or Grok 4.5?

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Based on the Capability Index, Grok 4.5 scores higher (88.5 vs 73.9). However, "better" depends on your use case — pricing, speed, context window, and specific capability needs all matter.

Which is cheaper, o3-mini (High) or Grok 4.5?

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o3-mini (High) has a lower blended cost. o3-mini (High): $1.10 input / $4.40 output. Grok 4.5: $2.00 input / $6.00 output.

Which has a larger context window, o3-mini (High) or Grok 4.5?

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Grok 4.5 has a larger context window: o3-mini (High) supports 200K tokens vs Grok 4.5 at 500K tokens.

Do both o3-mini (High) and Grok 4.5 support vision?

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Grok 4.5 supports vision/image input, but o3-mini (High) does not.

What are the key differences between o3-mini (High) and Grok 4.5?

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Key differences: Grok 4.5 has a notably higher capability index (14.6 point gap); only Grok 4.5 supports vision input. Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both o3-mini (High) and Grok 4.5 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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