Gemini 3.1 Pro vs Grok 3 Mini
Compare pricing, context windows, and strengths for Gemini 3.1 Pro by Google and Grok 3 Mini by xAI - and see how to put either to work in Appaca.
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Google's most advanced reasoning Gemini model, built for complex multimodal problem-solving, software engineering, and long-horizon agentic workflows.
View Gemini 3.1 ProGrok 3 Mini
A lightweight reasoning model that is fast, efficient, and ideal for logic-heavy tasks without deep domain requirements.
View Grok 3 MiniGemini 3.1 Pro vs Grok 3 Mini at a glance
Specs and pricing side by side, from the Appaca AI models directory.
| Spec | Gemini 3.1 Pro | Grok 3 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| Model type | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1.05M tokens | 131.1K tokens |
| Input price | $4 / 1M tokens | $0.3 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $18 / 1M tokens | $0.5 / 1M tokens |
| Status | Current | Current |
How Gemini 3.1 Pro and Grok 3 Mini differ
What the numbers mean in practice when choosing between Gemini 3.1 Pro and Grok 3 Mini.
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Grok 3 Mini is 93% cheaper on input tokens ($0.3 vs $4 per million), which adds up quickly in document-heavy workloads.
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Grok 3 Mini is 97% cheaper on output tokens ($0.5 vs $18 per million) - the bigger factor for tools that generate long documents.
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Gemini 3.1 Pro's 1.05M tokens context window is roughly 8x larger than Grok 3 Mini's 131.1K tokens, so it can work across bigger codebases, contracts, or archives in one pass.
Strengths side by side
Where each model shines, according to benchmarks and provider positioning.
Gemini 3.1 Pro
1. Google's most advanced reasoning Gemini model
- Designed to solve complex problems across multimodal inputs, including text, audio, images, video, PDFs, and full code repositories.
- Google highlights improved software engineering behavior, better agentic performance, and stronger usability in domains like finance and spreadsheets.
2. Large multimodal context with substantial output room
- Supports a 1,048,576 token input context window for large repositories, long documents, and multi-source workflows.
- Allows up to 65,536 output tokens for longer answers, plans, and code generations.
3. More efficient thinking with expanded controls
- Improves token efficiency and reasoning performance across use cases.
- Adds the
MEDIUMthinking_leveloption to better balance cost, speed, and quality.
4. Strong support for production agents
- Supports grounding with Google Search, code execution, function calling, structured outputs, context caching, RAG, and chat completions.
- Also offers a custom-tools endpoint tuned for agentic workflows that mix bash-like tools with custom code tools.
Grok 3 Mini
1. Lightweight but thoughtful reasoning
- Designed to 'think before responding' with accessible raw thought traces.
- Excellent for logic puzzles, lightweight reasoning, and systematic tasks.
2. Extremely cost-efficient
- Only $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $0.50 per 1M output tokens.
- Cached token support lowers cost to $0.075 per 1M tokens.
3. Fast and responsive
- Optimized for low-latency applications and high-throughput use cases.
- Suitable for chatbots, assistants, and automation flows.
4. Supports modern developer features
- Function calling for tool-augmented workflows.
- Structured outputs for schema-controlled responses.
- Integrates cleanly with agents and pipelines.
5. Large 131K context window
- Can understand and work with long documents, transcripts, or multi-turn sessions.
6. Great for non-domain-heavy tasks
- Useful for summarization, rewriting, extraction, everyday reasoning, and app logic.
- Does not require domain expertise to operate effectively.
7. Compatible with enterprise infrastructure
- Stable rate limits: 480 requests per minute.
- Same API structure as all Grok 3 models.
8. Optional Live Search support
- $25 per 1K sources for real-time search augmentation.
Use Gemini 3.1 Pro or Grok 3 Mini - or both
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Related comparisons
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FAQs
Grok 3 Mini is generally cheaper: $0.3 input / $0.5 output per million tokens, versus $4 / $18 for Gemini 3.1 Pro. Actual cost depends on how many tokens your workload reads and writes.
Gemini 3.1 Pro has the larger context window at 1.05M tokens, compared to 131.1K tokens for Grok 3 Mini. A larger window means the model can consider more text at once - useful for long contracts, codebases, or months of records.
It depends on the job. Compare the pricing, context window, and strengths above against your workload - and remember the choice isn't permanent. In Appaca you can build a tool on Gemini 3.1 Pro, test the same tool on Grok 3 Mini, and switch at any time without rebuilding anything.
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