Model comparison
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent vs Ministral 3B
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.5 to 25.6 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 3B costs 39× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads 39.7 to 10.4.
- Ministral 3B is cheaper at $0.04 / $0.04 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $2.50 for Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent.
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 128K.
- Ministral 3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Ministral 3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 45.5 | 25.6 |
| Released | 2026-03-09 | 2024-10-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 128K |
| Max output | 30K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.25 | $0.04 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.04 |
| Results tracked | 20 | 6 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 42.4 (#91), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1458 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: —, Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1204 | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 42.4 (#44), Ministral 3B: 17.7 (#278)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 89.6% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1448 | — |
| DTBench | — | 51.7% |
| LMCA | — | 5.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 118.08 |
Math Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 36.6 (#106), Ministral 3B: 24.5 (#257)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1441 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 14.4% |
Knowledge Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.7 (#116), Ministral 3B: 10.4 (#297)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 25.3% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 7.3% |
| LMArena Expert | 1445 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.8 (#44), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1259 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 54.6 (#40), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1440 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1475 | — |
| LMArena French | 1467 | — |
| LMArena German | 1456 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1405 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1416 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1457 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1447 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 75.0 (#80), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.7 (#84), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1430 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 64.1 (#57), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1450 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1435 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1451 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent better than Ministral 3B?
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.5 to 25.6 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 3B costs 39× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent or Ministral 3B?
Ministral 3B is cheaper. It lists at $0.04 per million input tokens and $0.04 per million output tokens; Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent lists at $1.25 and $2.50.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent does, with 1M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent and Ministral 3B share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has 20 scored results on Noometry and Ministral 3B has 6.