Grok 3 Mini — Retired model
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.
Technical specifications
Independent benchmarks
Scores below come from Artificial Analysis, an independent third party. BazaarLink does not participate in the testing.
Intelligence 15
Coding
Math 85
MMLU 83
GPQA 79
This modelCategory leader
Overall intelligence
#250out of 638 models
Aggregated across academic benchmarks
Time to first token
#12out of 329 models
AA 全球 p50：0.68 秒
Intelligence
15
Mid-tierThis model15
Category leader53
Median12
Math
85
—This model85
Category leader99
Median53
MMLU Pro
83%
—This model83%
Category leader90%
Median75%
GPQA
79%
—This model79%
Category leader94%
Median69%
LiveCodeBench
70%
—This model70%
Category leader42%
Median42%
HLE
11%
—This model11%
Category leader53%
Median7%
SciCode
41%
—This model41%
Category leader60%
Median34%
IFBench
46%
—This model46%
Category leader83%
Median44%
τ²-Bench Telecom
90%
—This model90%
Category leader99%
Median46%
AA-LCR
50%
—This model50%
Category leader76%
Median40%
Terminal-Bench Hard
17%
—This model17%
Category leader66%
Median14%
Top 5 — CodingCoding Index leaderboard
2Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort, Default Fallback)
?/claude-fable-5-1-xhigh81$10 / $503Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort, Default Fallback)
?/claude-fable-5-1-high79$10 / $504GPT-5.6 Sol (xhigh)
openai/gpt-5-6-sol-xhigh78$4 / $20AASource: Artificial Analysis · Independent third-party evaluation; not influenced by BazaarLinkView full evaluation on AA →
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I still use the retired Grok 3 Mini model?
No. Grok 3 Mini has been retired and is retained here only as a historical reference. See the active alternatives linked on this page.
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