Model comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro vs Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 25× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Mistral Large 4's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Mistral AISummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Mistral Large 4 leads 40.4 to 12.0.
- Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper at $0.017 / $0.11 per million input/output tokens, against $0.68 / $2.09 for Mistral Large 4.
- Mistral Large 4 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 131K.
- Granite 4.0 Micro has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 43.1 |
| Released | 2025-10-02 | 2026-10-06 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 1.05M |
| Max output | 118K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.017 | $0.68 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.11 | $2.09 |
| Results tracked | 8 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1541 |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1475 |
Reasoning Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 19.2 (#265), Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 27.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1444 |
Math Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 12.0 (#307), Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1488 |
Knowledge Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#304), Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 20% |
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1447 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1415 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1491 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1414 |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 69.9 (#169), Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1424 |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1429 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#216), Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1361 |
| WildBench | 67% | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1424 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Mistral Large 4?
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 25× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Mistral Large 4's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.0 Micro or Mistral Large 4?
Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper. It lists at $0.017 per million input tokens and $0.11 per million output tokens; Mistral Large 4 lists at $0.68 and $2.09.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Large 4 does, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Mistral Large 4 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 4 has 15.