Model comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro vs Pixtral Large
Pixtral Large is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 74× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Pixtral Large's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Mistral AISummary
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Granite 4.0 Micro leads 46.7 to 32.9.
- Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper at $0.017 / $0.11 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- Granite 4.0 Micro accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 Micro | Pixtral Large | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 32.2 |
| Released | 2025-10-02 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | 128K |
| Max output | 118K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.017 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.11 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 8 | 3 |
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Category by category
Reasoning Pixtral Large leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 19.2 (#265), Pixtral Large: 21.7 (#218)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 12.0 (#307), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#304), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1089 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 69.9 (#169), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | — |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.0 Micro leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#216), Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 988 |
| WildBench | 67% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Pixtral Large?
Pixtral Large is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.2 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 74× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Pixtral Large's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.0 Micro or Pixtral Large?
Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper. It lists at $0.017 per million input tokens and $0.11 per million output tokens; Pixtral Large lists at $2 and $6.
Which has the bigger context window?
Granite 4.0 Micro does, with 131K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Pixtral Large share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Pixtral Large has 3.