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o3-mini vs Grok‑1

OpenAI
o3-mini
SpaceXAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyOpenAISpaceXAI
Release dateJan 31 2025Nov 3 2023
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑1 shipped 455 days before o3-mini

Which is better: o3-mini or Grok‑1?

o3-mini and Grok‑1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok‑1 shipped 455 days before o3-mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

o3-mini is proprietary, while Grok‑1 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — o3-mini and Grok‑1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

o3-mini was released by OpenAI on Jan 31 2025.

Grok‑1 was released by SpaceXAI on Nov 3 2023.

o3-mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI. Grok‑1 is an open weight model released by SpaceXAI.

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