# Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) vs o3-mini

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) and o3-mini across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/grok-4-1-fast-reasoning-vs-o3-mini
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) and o3-mini.

## Summary

- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) and o3-mini do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) | o3-mini |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | xAI | OpenAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 2M | 200K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 58.18 | 48.06 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 1 | 5 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | $1.10 / $4.40 |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 48.7 (Estimated · #85/183)
- o3-mini public-lane score: 40.6 (Supported · #140/183)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) | o3-mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 1.20% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 49.3% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 53.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- o3-mini public-lane score: Coming soon

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 71.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- o3-mini public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 51.5 (Estimated · #82/181)
- o3-mini public-lane score: 42.3 (Supported · #127/181)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) | o3-mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | Coming soon | 86.9% | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 77.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 62.8 (#69/120)
- o3-mini public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) | o3-mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 93.9% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- o3-mini public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) | o3-mini | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | Coming soon | 87.3% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Can I compare Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) and o3-mini on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

## Related Comparisons

- [Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) vs Grok 4.1 Fast](/compare/grok-4-1-fast-vs-grok-4-1-fast-reasoning)
- [o3-mini vs Grok 4.1 Fast](/compare/grok-4-1-fast-vs-o3-mini)
- [Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) vs o3-pro](/compare/grok-4-1-fast-reasoning-vs-o3-pro)
- [o3-mini vs o3-pro](/compare/o3-mini-vs-o3-pro)

## Explore More

- [Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) profile](/models/grok-4-1-fast-reasoning)
- [o3-mini profile](/models/o3-mini)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
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- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)