Grok 4 vs o4-mini (high)

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

Quick Verdict

Grok 4 wins overall with a score of 69 vs 65 (4 point difference).Grok 4 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Grok 4

Grok 4

84.8

o4-mini (high)

80.5

87
MMLU
82
86
GPQA
82
84
SuperGPQA
80
82
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

Grok 4

Grok 4

79

o4-mini (high)

74

79
HumanEval
74

Mathematics

Grok 4

Grok 4

86.6

o4-mini (high)

82

87
AIME 2023
83
89
AIME 2024
85
88
AIME 2025
84
84
HMMT Feb 2023
79
86
HMMT Feb 2024
81
85
HMMT Feb 2025
80
87
BRUMO 2025
82

Reasoning

Grok 4

Grok 4

82

o4-mini (high)

79

83
SimpleQA
80
81
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Grok 4 or o4-mini (high)?

Grok 4 scores higher overall with 69 vs 65, a difference of 4 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Grok 4 or o4-mini (high)?

Grok 4 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 84.8 vs 80.5.

Which is better for coding, Grok 4 or o4-mini (high)?

Grok 4 leads in coding with an average score of 79 vs 74.

Which is better for math, Grok 4 or o4-mini (high)?

Grok 4 leads in math with an average score of 86.6 vs 82.

Which is better for reasoning, Grok 4 or o4-mini (high)?

Grok 4 leads in reasoning with an average score of 82 vs 79.