Grok 3 mini
Azure AI Foundry chatGrok 3 mini is an Azure AI Foundry chat model.It supports a 131,072-token context windowwith up to 131,072 output tokens.Input is priced at $0.250/M tokens and output at $1.27/M tokens. Capabilities include function calling, reasoning. Route Grok 3 mini via Future AGI's Agent Command Center for unified observability, caching, and 15 routing strategies including cost-optimized fallback.
Estimate Grok 3 mini spend
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Estimate uses $0.2500/M input · $1.27/M output. Provider pricing changes. Production costs vary with retries, streaming overhead, and tool-call rounds.
Want this for free? Cache + route via Agent Command Center — first 100K requests and 100K cache hits free every month.
Pricing
Per-token rates, expressed in USD per 1M tokens. Verified May 12, 2026.
| Input | $0.250/M | |
| Output | $1.27/M |
Limits
- Context window
- 131,072 tokens
- Max input
- 131,072 tokens
- Max output
- 131,072 tokens
- Modalities
- text
Capabilities
- Function calling ✓ supported
- Parallel tool calls — not advertised
- Vision input — not advertised
- Audio input — not advertised
- Audio output — not advertised
- PDF input — not advertised
- Streaming ✓ supported
- Structured output — not advertised
- Prompt caching — not advertised
- Reasoning ✓ supported
Where it's strong
- +long-form generation — 131,072-token max output, top-10% of peers
Watch out for
- !strict structured output — no JSON-schema enforcement, expect retry loops
Benchmarks pending
We haven't logged public benchmark scores for Grok 3 mini yet. Have one to contribute? Submit a source — citations help us prioritise.
Call Grok 3 mini via Agent Command Center
One OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Routing, fallback, semantic caching, guardrails, and cost tracking come along for the ride. First 100K requests + 100K cache hits free every month.
agentcc / @agentcc/client). Per-call metadata — provider, cost, latency, cache hit, request id — is returned on x-agentcc-* response headers, so any HTTP client can read it.# Grok 3 mini via the Agent Command Center Python SDK
# pip install agentcc
import os
from agentcc import AgentCC
client = AgentCC(
api_key=os.environ["AGENTCC_API_KEY"], # from app.futureagi.com → Settings → API Keys
base_url="https://gateway.futureagi.com/v1",
)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="azure-ai-foundry/grok-3-mini",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Grok 3 mini!"}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)
print(f"Tokens: {resp.usage.total_tokens}")
# Per-call gateway metadata is returned on x-agentcc-* response headers.
# When you need it programmatically, use .with_raw_response to get them:
raw = client.chat.completions.with_raw_response.create(
model="azure-ai-foundry/grok-3-mini",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Same call, but I want the headers."}],
)
print("Provider:", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-provider"))
print("Latency:", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-latency-ms"), "ms")
print("Cost: ", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-cost"), "USD")
print("Cache: ", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-cache"))AGENTCC_API_KEY with a key fromapp.futureagi.com.Gateway docs ↗Same model on other providers
grok-3-mini is also available via 1 other route. Pricing, regions, and capabilities can differ — compare before routing production traffic.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| xAI | $0.300/M | $0.500/M | May 12, 2026 |
Compare with similar models
Grok 3 mini doesn't have a public Arena ELO score yet, so we group by provider only — quality-tier comparisons need a benchmark.
- Claude Opus 4.7Azure AI Foundry · $5.00/M in · $25.00/M out · 200,000 ctx
- Claude Opus 4.6Azure AI Foundry · $5.00/M in · $25.00/M out · 200,000 ctx
- Claude Sonnet 4.6Azure AI Foundry · $3.00/M in · $15.00/M out · 1,000,000 ctx
- Claude Opus 4.5Azure AI Foundry · $5.00/M in · $25.00/M out · 200,000 ctx
FAQ
How much does Grok 3 mini cost?
Input is priced at $0.250 per 1M tokens and output at $1.27 per 1M tokens (Azure AI Foundry, last verified May 12, 2026).
What is the context window of Grok 3 mini?
Grok 3 mini supports a 131,072-token context window with up to 131,072 output tokens.
Does Grok 3 mini support function calling?
Yes — Grok 3 mini supports function (tool) calling.
Is Grok 3 mini good for production?
Grok 3 mini is well-suited for long-form generation — 131,072-token max output, top-10% of peers. Consider alternatives if you need strict structured output — no JSON-schema enforcement, expect retry loops.
How can I route to Grok 3 mini with fallback?
Use Agent Command Center: a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint that supports cost-optimized routing, latency-aware retries, model fallback, and shadow traffic. Configure once, swap models without app changes.
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