Grok 3 Mini

xAI chatreasoningtool_use

API ID: x-ai/grok-3-mini

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Input Price
$0.30
/1M tokens
Output Price
$0.50
/1M tokens

About Grok 3 Mini

A lightweight model that thinks before responding. Fast, smart, and great for logic-based tasks that do not require deep domain knowledge. The raw thinking traces are accessible.

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Price Ranking
#803 lowest price among 1240 Chat models

Model Specifications

Context Length
131k
Max Output
—
Release Date
2025-06-10
Capabilities
chat reasoning tool_use
Input Modalities
text
Output Modalities
text

Best For

  • Complex reasoning, math problems, multi-step logic
  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance

Consider Alternatives For

  • Image understanding (needs vision capability)
  • Simple Q&A (cheaper models available)

💰 Real-World Cost Examples

Estimated monthly costs for common use cases

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$0.29
/month
50 conversations/day, ~500 tokens each
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$9.00
/month
1000 tickets/day, ~800 tokens each
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$12.75
/month
500 analyses/day, ~2k tokens each
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🚀 Quick Start

Get started with Grok 3 Mini API

OpenAI-compatible SDK 
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.provider.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="x-ai/grok-3-mini",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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