Model comparison
Grok-3 mini vs Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 41.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-3 mini scores higher in 3 categories and Mistral Large 4 in 5 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Grok-3 mini leads 46.4 to 36.6.
Side by side
| Grok-3 mini | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 41.2 | 43.1 |
| Released | 2025-04-09 | 2026-10-06 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.68 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.09 |
| Results tracked | 35 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
Grok-3 mini: 40.8 (#131), Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1379 | 1475 |
| Aider Polyglot | 49.3% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1541 |
| WeirdML | 42.6% | — |
Reasoning Mistral Large 4 leads
Grok-3 mini: 13.6 (#334), Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1375 | 1444 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0.4% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 61.3% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 27.4% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 16.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 140.35 | — |
Math Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 42.1 (#85), Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1386 | 1488 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 77.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 31.8% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 90.9% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 5.9% | — |
Knowledge Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 46.4 (#81), Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1395 | 1447 |
| GPQA Diamond | 76.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 20% |
| MMLU-Pro | 79.9% | — |
| Confabulations | 10.8% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 67.5% | — |
Multilingual Mistral Large 4 leads
Grok-3 mini: 48.1 (#145), Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1352 | 1415 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1387 | 1491 |
| LMArena Russian | 1353 | 1414 |
| LMArena French | 1357 | — |
| LMArena German | 1349 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1342 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1335 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1381 | — |
Instruction Following Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 78.5 (#9), Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1357 | 1424 |
| IFEval | 95.1% | — |
Long Context Mistral Large 4 leads
Grok-3 mini: 41.0 (#147), Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1372 | 1429 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 66.7% | — |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads
Grok-3 mini: 52.5 (#169), Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1370 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1342 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1355 | 1424 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 73.5% | — |
| WildBench | 65.1% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-3 mini better than Mistral Large 4?
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 41.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-3 mini or Mistral Large 4 better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 40.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok-3 mini and Mistral Large 4 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-3 mini has 35 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 4 has 15.