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GPT-4o mini vs Grok 4 Fast

OpenAI
GPT-4o mini
SpaceXAI
Grok 4 Fast
Overview
CompanyOpenAISpaceXAI
Release dateJul 18 2024Sep 2025
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
2%
Timeline
Release gapGPT-4o mini shipped 410 days before Grok 4 Fast

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

GPT-4o mini and Grok 4 Fast don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-4o mini shipped 410 days before Grok 4 Fast, 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 — GPT-4o mini and Grok 4 Fast don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

GPT-4o mini was released by OpenAI on Jul 18 2024.

Grok 4 Fast was released by SpaceXAI on Sep 2025.

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