Model comparison
Grok 4.1 vs Mistral Small 3
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Mistral Small 3 in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.1 leads 62.4 to 32.2.
- Mistral Small 3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 | Mistral Small 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 31.2 |
| Released | 2025-11-17 | 2025-01-30 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 33K |
| Max output | — | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.08 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Small 3 leads
Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253), Mistral Small 3: 36.5 (#207)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | 1246 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45.3% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 50.4% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49), Mistral Small 3: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 39% | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91), Mistral Small 3: 18.9 (#273)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | 1233 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 127.07 |
Math Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120), Mistral Small 3: 16.3 (#295)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1422 | 1240 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 6.7% |
Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133), Mistral Small 3: 25.1 (#263)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | 1202 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 47.3% |
| Confabulations | — | 25.2% |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68), Mistral Small 3: 37.3 (#236)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | 1198 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1204 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | 1203 |
| LMArena German | 1446 | 1211 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | 1188 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1216 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | — |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111), Mistral Small 3: 63.7 (#229)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1214 |
Long Context Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100), Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#211)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1246 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75), Mistral Small 3: 32.2 (#280)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1234 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1195 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | 1217 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 707 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 better than Mistral Small 3?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 4.1 or Mistral Small 3 better for coding?
Mistral Small 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.5 versus 33.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Mistral Small 3 share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3 has 24.