GPT-5 Mini vs Grok 4.3
Compare GPT-5 Mini and Grok 4.3 on the metrics that decide an agent workload.
| Metric | GPT-5 Mini | Grok 4.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | xAI |
| Input / 1M | $0.25 | $1.25 |
| Output / 1M | $2.00 | $2.50 |
| Cache read / 1M | $0.03 (−90%) | $0.20 (−84%) |
| Reuse-adj @55% | $0.59 | $1.13 |
| Context | 400K | 1M |
| Cache capture | 85% | 76% |
| Warm TTFT | 150ms (−63%) | 280ms (−56%) |
| Quality index | 82 | 92 |
Teal marks the better value in each row. Reuse-adjusted assumes 55% prefix reuse and a 25% output share.
Pick GPT-5 Mini when it is cheaper once prefix reuse is priced in, it answers faster on warm cache hits, it captures more of the available reuse.
Pick Grok 4.3 when it scores higher on the composite quality index, it carries the larger 1M context window.
Grok 4.3 leads on quality while GPT-5 Mini leads on reuse-adjusted cost. Send latency- and budget-sensitive volume to GPT-5 Mini and reserve Grok 4.3 for the hard requests. Zumik's aliases route between them automatically under policy.
GPT-5 Mini vs Grok 4.3, answered.
Is GPT-5 Mini or Grok 4.3 cheaper?
At 55% prefix reuse, GPT-5 Mini blends to about $0.59 per 1M tokens and Grok 4.3 to about $1.13. GPT-5 Mini is cheaper on that basis.
Which has the larger context window?
Grok 4.3 has the larger window: 1M vs 400K tokens.
Which captures more reuse?
GPT-5 Mini shows higher measured cache capture (85% vs 76%) in the Zumik corpus.
Let an alias pick for you.
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