# GPT-4o mini vs Grok 2

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-4o mini and Grok 2 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-4o-mini-vs-grok-2
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GPT-4o mini and Grok 2 share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- GPT-4o mini has the larger published context window at 128K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-4o mini | Grok 2 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | xAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | Unknown |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 26.85 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 2 | 5 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.15 / $0.60 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4o mini public-lane score: 7.7 (Estimated · #147/148)
- Grok 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4o mini | Grok 2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HumanEval | 87.2% | 88.4% | Grok 2 |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4o mini public-lane score: 29.8 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Grok 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4o mini | Grok 2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU | Coming soon | 66.1% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4o mini public-lane score: 21.9 (Estimated · #175/181)
- Grok 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4o mini | Grok 2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 82% | 87.5% | Grok 2 |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 56% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 75.5% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4o mini public-lane score: 34.7 (#115/128)
- Grok 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-4o mini and Grok 2?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

## Related Comparisons

- [GPT-4o mini vs GPT-4o](/compare/gpt-4o-vs-gpt-4o-mini)
- [Grok 2 vs GPT-4o](/compare/gpt-4o-vs-grok-2)
- [GPT-4o mini vs Grok 2 mini](/compare/gpt-4o-mini-vs-grok-2-mini)
- [Grok 2 vs Grok 2 mini](/compare/grok-2-vs-grok-2-mini)

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- [GPT-4o mini profile](/models/gpt-4o-mini)
- [Grok 2 profile](/models/grok-2)
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