Grok-3 Mini vs LongCat-Flash-Lite: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Grok-3 Mini | LongCat-Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Company | xAI | Meituan |
| Release Date | February 16, 2025 | February 4, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | 69B |
| Multimodal | Yes | No |
| Context (input) | 128K | — |
| Context (output) | 8K | — |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.30 | — |
| Output Price / 1M | $0.50 | — |
| Average Score | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Visual Benchmark Comparison
Grok-3 Mini
LongCat-Flash-Lite
GPQA0.8 vs 0.7
0.8
0.7
Verdict
LongCat-Flash-Lite leads in 1 out of 2 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: Grok-3 Mini — 0.9, LongCat-Flash-Lite — 0.8.
Recency
LongCat-Flash-Lite is newer: released 2/4/2026 vs 2/16/2025.
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