Model comparison
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 0 categories and Mistral Large 4 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Mistral Large 4 leads 40.4 to 20.8.
Side by side
| Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 33.7 | 43.1 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 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 | 34 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258), Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1287 | 1475 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1541 |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |
Reasoning Mistral Large 4 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299), Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 1444 |
| SimpleBench | 22.7% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 27.4% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 54.8% | — |
| DTBench | 65.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 54.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 130.48 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Mistral Large 4 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284), Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1283 | 1488 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | — |
Knowledge Mistral Large 4 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233), Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | 1447 |
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 20% |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |
Multilingual Mistral Large 4 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188), Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1415 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | 1491 |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | 1414 |
| LMArena French | 1318 | — |
| LMArena German | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | — |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 4 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202), Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1424 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |
Long Context Mistral Large 4 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190), Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1429 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198), Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1424 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Mistral Large 4?
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Mistral Large 4 better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 33.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Mistral Large 4 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 4 has 15.