Long documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
Grok Code Fast 1
Grok Code Fast 1 has the larger documented context window.
Confidence: documented
Grok 3 Mini vs Grok Code Fast 1
Updated September 29, 2026. Rank says Grok 3 Mini is ahead. Price, access, and your workload can each overturn that. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.
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Decision reading
The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict. Use the documented cost, context, and runtime rows instead. 0 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
- Shared results
- 0
- Grok 3 Mini only
- 0
- Grok Code Fast 1 only
- 2
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 / 8
Estimated: Grok 3 Mini and Grok Code Fast 1How the comparison works
Which one for your work
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
Chat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Grok 3 Mini
Grok 3 Mini has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Confidence: listed-rates
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Repository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Grok Code Fast 1
Grok Code Fast 1 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Confidence: listed-ratesCoding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
Grok 3 Mini is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.
Confidence: limitedAgentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
Grok 3 Mini and Grok Code Fast 1 are not ranked on the public lane for agentic, so no winner is named for agentic.
Confidence: limitedCache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
The page does not recommend a cost winner because at least one model cannot fit the stated workload in one request. Grok 3 Mini does not fit this workload in one request. Grok 3 Mini has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. Grok Code Fast 1 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.
Confidence: rate-fallback
Which one for a specific job
Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.
The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.
—Grok 3 Mini21.5Grok Code Fast 1
Not comparable · BenchAlign v5.7
The coding row is not comparable on the public lane: at least one model is not measured or not ranked there.
Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.
Same basis rules as the category table below
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
2 Grok Code Fast 1 only
Shape of the matched evidence
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
A shared-evidence shape is not available.
BenchLM does not draw a radar or infer missing axes when the matched evidence is too sparse.
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.7 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.
Agentic
Not comparable- Grok 3 Mini
- Not ranked
- Grok Code Fast 1
- Not ranked
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.7 lane · 0 vs 0 public rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Coding
Not comparable- Grok 3 Mini
- Not ranked
- Grok Code Fast 1
- 21.5
- Estimated · #119/143
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.7 lane · 0 vs 2 public rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Reasoning
Not comparable- Grok 3 Mini
- Not ranked
- Grok Code Fast 1
- 58.7
- Unranked · 2 rankable rows
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Grok 3 Mini
- Not ranked
- Grok Code Fast 1
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Knowledge
Not comparable- Grok 3 Mini
- Not ranked
- Grok Code Fast 1
- 36.0
- Estimated · #112/169
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.7 lane · 0 vs 0 public rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Grok 3 Mini
- Not ranked
- Grok Code Fast 1
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Grok 3 Mini
- Not ranked
- Grok Code Fast 1
- 46.8
- #87/124
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Grok 3 Mini
- Not ranked
- Grok Code Fast 1
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Grok 3 Mini | Grok Code Fast 1 | Basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not comparableBenchAlign v5.7 lane · 0 vs 0 public rows | Not comparable |
| Coding | Not ranked | 21.5Estimated · #119/143 | Not comparableBenchAlign v5.7 lane · 0 vs 2 public rows | Not comparable |
| Reasoning | Not ranked | 58.7Unranked · 2 rankable rows | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Knowledge | Not ranked | 36.0Estimated · #112/169 | Not comparableBenchAlign v5.7 lane · 0 vs 0 public rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | Not ranked | 46.8#87/124 | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Math | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.7) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.
Bars run 0–100Methodology
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
Chat turn
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
- Grok 3 Mini
- $0.00055
- Fits in one request
- Grok Code Fast 1
- $0.00095
- Fits in one request
Grok 3 Mini has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Grok 3 Mini
- $0.0165
- Fits in one request
- Grok Code Fast 1
- $0.0145
- Fits in one request
Grok Code Fast 1 has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Grok 3 Mini
- $0.071
- Does not fit in one request
- Cached input priced at the published list-input rate
- Grok Code Fast 1
- $0.059
- Fits in one request
- Cached input priced at the published list-input rate
Grok 3 Mini does not fit this workload in one request. Grok 3 Mini has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. Grok Code Fast 1 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.
Cached input falls back to the list input rate only where a cached rate is unpublished
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationGrok 3 MiniGrok Code Fast 1
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Grok 3 Mini
128K
Grok Code Fast 1
256K
API model ID
Grok 3 Mini
Not sourced
Grok Code Fast 1
Not sourced
Cached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Grok 3 Mini
Not published
Grok Code Fast 1
Not published
Documented inputs
Grok 3 Mini
Not sourced
Grok Code Fast 1
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Grok 3 Mini
Not sourced
Grok Code Fast 1
Not sourced
Provider availability
Grok 3 Mini
Not sourced
Grok Code Fast 1
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Grok 3 Mini
Reasoning
Grok Code Fast 1
Non-Reasoning
Weight access
Grok 3 Mini
Proprietary
Grok Code Fast 1
Proprietary
License
Grok 3 Mini
Proprietary
Grok Code Fast 1
Proprietary
Release date
Grok 3 Mini
2025-02-19
Grok Code Fast 1
2025-08-28
If you already use one of these models
- Deployment change
- Both entries list xAI as the provider. Confirm endpoint, model ID, limits, and feature support before switching.
- Quality signal
- The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict.
- Workload cost
- Repository review: $0.0165 vs $0.0145. Cache-heavy agent loop: $0.071 vs $0.059.
- Context tradeoff
- Grok Code Fast 1 has the larger documented window (256K).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
Questions
Which is better, Grok 3 Mini or Grok Code Fast 1?
The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.
Which is better for coding, Grok 3 Mini or Grok Code Fast 1?
Grok 3 Mini is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Grok 3 Mini or Grok Code Fast 1?
Grok 3 Mini and Grok Code Fast 1 are not ranked on the public lane for agentic tasks, so no winner is named for agentic tasks.
Which costs less, Grok 3 Mini or Grok Code Fast 1?
For the stated presets, chat costs $0.00055 on Grok 3 Mini and $0.00095 on Grok Code Fast 1; repository review costs $0.0165 and $0.0145; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.071 and $0.059. Grok 3 Mini does not fit this workload in one request. Grok 3 Mini has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. Grok Code Fast 1 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.
Which has the larger context window, Grok 3 Mini or Grok Code Fast 1?
Grok Code Fast 1 has the larger documented context window: 256K, compared with 128K.
Benchmark evidence
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Last updated September 29, 2026