GPT-5.2 Pro vs Grok 3 Mini

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, and math workflows.

GPT-5.2 Pro is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 39 to 23. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5.2 Pro's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 100 against 39.7. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is GPQA, 93.2% to 66.2%. Grok 3 Mini does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

GPT-5.2 Pro is also the more expensive model on tokens at $25.00 input / $150.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.30 input / $0.50 output per 1M tokens for Grok 3 Mini. That is roughly 300.0x on output cost alone. GPT-5.2 Pro is the reasoning model in the pair, while Grok 3 Mini is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. GPT-5.2 Pro gives you the larger context window at 400K, compared with 128K for Grok 3 Mini.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.2 Pro if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Grok 3 Mini only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.

Agentic

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77.9%
BrowseComp
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Coding

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

50.8

Grok 3 Mini

41.5

50.8%
SWE-bench Pro
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76.3%
SWE-bench Verified
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LiveCodeBench
41.5%

Multimodal & Grounded

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Reasoning

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SimpleQA
21.7%

Knowledge

Grok 3 Mini

GPT-5.2 Pro

57.8

Grok 3 Mini

74.1

93.2%
GPQA
66.2%
36.6%
HLE
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MMLU-Pro
78.9%

Instruction Following

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Multilingual

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Mathematics

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

100

Grok 3 Mini

39.7

100%
HMMT Feb 2025
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100%
AIME 2025
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AIME 2024
39.7%

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.2 Pro or Grok 3 Mini?

GPT-5.2 Pro is ahead overall, 39 to 23. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 93.2% and 66.2%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or Grok 3 Mini?

Grok 3 Mini has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 74.1 versus 57.8. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.2 Pro or Grok 3 Mini?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 50.8 versus 41.5. Grok 3 Mini stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.2 Pro or Grok 3 Mini?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 100 versus 39.7. Grok 3 Mini stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Last updated: March 17, 2026

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