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Based on the Capability Index, Grok 4.5 scores higher (88.5 vs 60.8). However, "better" depends on your use case — pricing, speed, context window, and specific capability needs all matter.
GPT 4o Mini has a lower blended cost. Grok 4.5: $2.00 input / $6.00 output. GPT 4o Mini: $0.15 input / $0.60 output.
Grok 4.5 has a larger context window: Grok 4.5 supports 500K tokens vs GPT 4o Mini at 128K tokens.
Yes, both Grok 4.5 and GPT 4o Mini support vision/image input.
Key differences: Grok 4.5 has a notably higher capability index (27.7 point gap); GPT 4o Mini is significantly cheaper; only Grok 4.5 offers extended reasoning mode. Compare full specs on this page.
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 Grok 4.5 and GPT 4o Mini for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.