xAI: Grok 3 Mini Beta✓ Catalog verified
Grok 3 Mini is a lightweight, smaller thinking model. Unlike traditional models that generate answers immediately, Grok 3 Mini thinks before responding. It’s ideal for reasoning-heavy tasks that don’t demand extensive domain knowledge, and shines in math-specific and quantitative use cases, such as solving challenging puzzles or math problems. Transparent "thinking" traces accessible. Defaults to low reasoning, can boost with setting `reasoning: { effort: "high" }` Note: That there are two xAI endpoints for this model. By default when using this model we will always route you to the base endpoint. If you want the fast endpoint you can add `provider: { sort: throughput}`, to sort by throughput instead.
Overview
Grok 3 Mini is a lightweight, smaller thinking model. Unlike traditional models that generate answers immediately, Grok 3 Mini thinks before responding. It’s ideal for reasoning-heavy tasks that don’t demand extensive domain knowledge, and shines in math-specific and quantitative use cases, such as solving challenging puzzles or math problems. Transparent "thinking" traces accessible. Defaults to low reasoning, can boost with setting `reasoning: { effort: "high" }` Note: That there are two xAI endpoints for this model. By default when using this model we will always route you to the base endpoint. If you want the fast endpoint you can add `provider: { sort: throughput}`, to sort by throughput instead.
Access: available through the official X Ai API. Context window: 131K.
Specifications
| API identifier | x-ai/grok-3-mini-beta |
| Provider | X Ai |
| Model type | Text LLM |
| Context window | 131K catalog |
| Input modalities | text |
| Output modalities | text |
| Released | Apr 9, 2025 |
| Tokenizer | Grok |
| Moderated | No |
| Architecture modality | text->text |
API defaults
{
"top_p": null,
"temperature": null,
"frequency_penalty": null
}Pricing
Live pricing components for x-ai/grok-3-mini-beta as published in the catalog.
| Pricing component | Raw unit price | Normalized | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prompt tokens | $3e-7 | $0.30 / 1M | Per input token |
| Completion tokens | $5e-7 | $0.50 / 1M | Per output token |
| Request fee | N/A | N/A | Per request |
| Image fee | N/A | N/A | Per image unit |
| Web search fee | $0.005 | $0.005000 | Per search request |
Cost calculator
Estimate monthly spend from your own token volumes.
Estimated Total Cost
$0.25Calculated from current list pricing in the ModelsAtlas catalog.Capabilities
| Capability | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Understanding | Not advertised | Image and document analysis support |
| Audio Processing | Not advertised | Speech and voice aligned flows |
| Tool Calling | ✓ Supported | Supports tools / function calling |
| Self-Hosting | Not advertised | Deploy outside managed APIs |
Capability signals
Directional signals derived from model metadata and capability tags — not official benchmark submissions.
Quick start
Call xAI: Grok 3 Mini Beta through an OpenAI-compatible client.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="x-ai/grok-3-mini-beta",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum physics."}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Alternatives
Closest models by context window from a different provider.
| Model | Provider | Context | Input /1M | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AionLabs: Aion-1.0 | Aion Labs | 131K | $4.00 | View → |
| AionLabs: Aion-1.0-Mini | Aion Labs | 131K | $0.70 | View → |
Sources & attribution
Pricing and metadata are maintained in the ModelsAtlas catalog.
Frequently asked questions
How much does xAI: Grok 3 Mini Beta cost?
$0.30 per 1M input tokens and $0.50 per 1M output tokens on the official X Ai API.
What is the context window of xAI: Grok 3 Mini Beta?
xAI: Grok 3 Mini Beta supports up to 131K tokens of context.
Does xAI: Grok 3 Mini Beta support tool / function calling?
Yes, xAI: Grok 3 Mini Beta supports tool / function calling — you can register tools and the model will emit structured tool calls.
How do I access xAI: Grok 3 Mini Beta?
Use the official X Ai API with the model id `x-ai/grok-3-mini-beta`. See the Quick start section above for code examples.