Model comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro vs Mistral Medium 3.1
Mistral Medium 3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.9 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 20× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Mistral Medium 3.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Mistral AISummary
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Medium 3.1 leads 55.5 to 46.7.
- Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper at $0.017 / $0.11 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $2 for Mistral Medium 3.1.
- Mistral Medium 3.1 accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 131K.
- Granite 4.0 Micro has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Medium 3.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 31.9 |
| Released | 2025-10-02 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 131K |
| Max output | 118K | 105K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.017 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.11 | $2 |
| Results tracked | 8 | 3 |
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Category by category
Reasoning Granite 4.0 Micro leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 19.2 (#265), Mistral Medium 3.1: 10.6 (#341)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 6.5% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 20.3% |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 12.0 (#307), Mistral Medium 3.1: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#304), Mistral Medium 3.1: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: 69.9 (#169), Mistral Medium 3.1: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | — |
Writing & Preference Mistral Medium 3.1 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#216), Mistral Medium 3.1: 55.5 (#145)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1476 |
| WildBench | 67% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Mistral Medium 3.1?
Mistral Medium 3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.9 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 20× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Mistral Medium 3.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.0 Micro or Mistral Medium 3.1?
Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper. It lists at $0.017 per million input tokens and $0.11 per million output tokens; Mistral Medium 3.1 lists at $0.40 and $2.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Medium 3.1 does, with 131K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Mistral Medium 3.1 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Medium 3.1 has 3.