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GPT-5-Codex-Mini vs Grok 4

OpenAI GPT-5-Codex-Mini vs xAI Grok 4 — side-by-side specs.

OpenAI
GPT-5-Codex-Mini
xAI
Grok 4
Overview
CompanyOpenAIxAI
Release dateNov 8 2025Jul 9 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGrok 4 shipped 122 days before GPT-5-Codex-Mini

Which is better: GPT-5-Codex-Mini or Grok 4?

GPT-5-Codex-Mini and Grok 4 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Grok 4 shipped 122 days before GPT-5-Codex-Mini, 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-5-Codex-Mini released?
GPT-5-Codex-Mini was released by OpenAI on Nov 8 2025.
When was Grok 4 released?
Grok 4 was released by xAI on Jul 9 2025.

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