Model comparison
Grok 4.1 vs Mistral Large 3
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 scores higher in 6 categories and Mistral Large 3 in 2 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.1 leads 29.5 to 15.2.
- Mistral Large 3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 | Mistral Large 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2025-11-17 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.75 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253), Mistral Large 3: 34.4 (#237)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | 1230 |
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | 1448 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49), Mistral Large 3: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 39% | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91), Mistral Large 3: 15.2 (#319)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | 1429 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 50.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 7.5% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 23% |
Math Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120), Mistral Large 3: 38.7 (#129)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1422 | 1414 |
Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133), Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#177)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | 1421 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 14.5% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok 4.1: —, Mistral Large 3: 38.2 (#66)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1221 |
Multilingual Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68), Mistral Large 3: 52.5 (#84)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | 1413 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1447 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | 1455 |
| LMArena German | 1446 | 1437 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | 1394 |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | 1384 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1411 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | 1440 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111), Mistral Large 3: 74.0 (#108)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1403 |
Long Context Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100), Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#105)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1413 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75), Mistral Large 3: 60.0 (#101)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1428 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1386 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | 1429 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1412 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 better than Mistral Large 3?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 4.1 or Mistral Large 3 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (33.7 vs 34.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Mistral Large 3 share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 3 has 24.