Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Mistral Small 3.2
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads 35.4 to 26.3.
- Mistral Small 3.2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mistral Small 3.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 31.2 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2025-06-20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 256K |
| Max output | — | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.0938 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 6 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | — |
Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Mistral Small 3.2: 18.1 (#287)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 40.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 131.74 |
Math Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Mistral Small 3.2: 26.3 (#260)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 30.3% |
| LMArena Math | 1265 | — |
Knowledge Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Mistral Small 3.2: 26.7 (#256)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 49.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | — |
| LMArena French | 1286 | — |
| LMArena German | 1273 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | — |
Writing & Preference Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Mistral Small 3.2: 45.0 (#224)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1255 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Mistral Small 3.2?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Mistral Small 3.2 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3.2 has 6.