Model comparison
Grok 4.1 Fast vs Pixtral Large
Grok 4.1 Fast is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 Fast scores higher in 3 categories and Pixtral Large in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.1 Fast leads 57.2 to 32.9.
- Grok 4.1 Fast is cheaper at $0.20 / $0.50 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- Pixtral Large has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 Fast | Pixtral Large | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 41.4 | 32.2 |
| Released | 2025-06-27 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 128K |
| Max output | 30K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.20 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 32 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 34.1 (#245), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1242 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1411 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 394.93 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 36.3 (#39), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 69.6% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 13.1% | — |
| LMArena Search | 1171 | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 1,107 | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 43.4 (#49), Pixtral Large: 21.7 (#218)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 56% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 87.4% | — |
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1407 | — |
| DTBench | 87.7% | — |
| ForecastBench | 61 | — |
Math Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 31.9 (#221), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 60.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 4% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1408 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 33.1 (#207), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 17.8% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1399 | — |
Multimodal Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 37.0 (#76), Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1201 | 1089 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 51.0 (#114), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1391 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1441 | — |
| LMArena French | 1415 | — |
| LMArena German | 1404 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1349 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1361 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1387 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1413 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 72.7 (#133), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1376 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 42.4 (#126), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1390 | — |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 57.2 (#131), Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1327 | 988 |
| LMArena Text | 1408 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1394 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1389 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 Fast better than Pixtral Large?
Grok 4.1 Fast is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.1 Fast or Pixtral Large?
Grok 4.1 Fast is cheaper. It lists at $0.20 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens; Pixtral Large lists at $2 and $6.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 128K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 Fast and Pixtral Large share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 Fast has 32 scored results on Noometry and Pixtral Large has 3.