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GPT-4o mini vs Grok 2.5

OpenAI GPT-4o mini vs xAI Grok 2.5 — side-by-side specs.

OpenAI
GPT-4o mini
xAI
Grok 2.5
Overview
CompanyOpenAIxAI
Release dateJul 18 2024Aug 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGPT-4o mini shipped 379 days before Grok 2.5

Which is better: GPT-4o mini or Grok 2.5?

GPT-4o mini and Grok 2.5 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. GPT-4o mini shipped 379 days before Grok 2.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was GPT-4o mini released?
GPT-4o mini was released by OpenAI on Jul 18 2024.
When was Grok 2.5 released?
Grok 2.5 was released by xAI on Aug 2025.

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