Question 1

What does this o4-mini-deep-research vs Grok 4.20 (Reasoning) comparison cover?

Accepted Answer

It brings together documented inputs and outputs, token limits, deployment terms and available pricing. When both models have source-linked, verified results on a shared benchmark, those results are shown with their individual sources. The comparison is a starting point for evaluating your own workload.

Question 2

Which is cheaper: o4-mini-deep-research or Grok 4.20 (Reasoning)?

Accepted Answer

o4-mini-deep-research lists $1.80 input and $7.20 output per 1M tokens. Grok 4.20 (Reasoning) lists $1.25 input and $2.50 output. The cheaper workload depends on the mix of input and output. Long-context tiers, caching, batch processing and retries can change the bill.

Question 3

Which has the larger context window: o4-mini-deep-research or Grok 4.20 (Reasoning)?

Accepted Answer

o4-mini-deep-research lists 200K tokens and Grok 4.20 (Reasoning) lists 1M. Grok 4.20 (Reasoning) therefore has the larger recorded context window, but capacity alone is not a quality score.

Question 4

Which is faster: o4-mini-deep-research or Grok 4.20 (Reasoning)?

Accepted Answer

There is no matched speed measurement for both models with the same source, host, region and date. Test the same prompts at your expected concurrency and measure time to the first useful response as well as complete task time.

Question 5

What input and output types do o4-mini-deep-research and Grok 4.20 (Reasoning) support?

Accepted Answer

o4-mini-deep-research records text, image input and text output. Grok 4.20 (Reasoning) records text, image, pdf input and text output. “Not documented” means the current source record is incomplete; it does not prove that a modality is unsupported.

Question 6

Should I choose o4-mini-deep-research or Grok 4.20 (Reasoning)?

Accepted Answer

Consider o4-mini-deep-research if you need larger maximum output. Consider Grok 4.20 (Reasoning) if you need larger context or a lower listed input rate or a lower listed output rate. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Specification	o4-mini-deep-research	Grok 4.20 (Reasoning)
Provider	OpenAI	xAI
Listed pricing route	OpenAI	xAI
Model family	o-mini	grok
Accepted inputs	text, image	text, image, pdf
Produced outputs	text	text
Context window	200K	1MHigher
Max output	100KHigher	30K
Input price / 1M	$1.80	$1.25Lower
Output price / 1M	$7.20	$2.50Lower
Reasoning mode	Documented	Documented
Tool calling	Documented	Documented
Image input	Documented	Documented
Audio input	Not documented	Not documented
Structured output	Not documented	Documented
License	Proprietary	Proprietary

o4-mini-deep-research vs Grok 4.20 (Reasoning)

o4-mini-deep-research

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