Model comparison
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent vs Mistral Small 3.2
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.5 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3.2 costs 12× 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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Mistral AISummary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads 42.4 to 17.5.
- Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper at $0.0938 / $0.25 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 256K.
- Mistral Small 3.2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Mistral Small 3.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 45.5 | 30.8 |
| Released | 2026-03-09 | 2025-06-20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 256K |
| Max output | 30K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.25 | $0.0938 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.25 |
| Results tracked | 20 | 6 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 42.4 (#91), Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1458 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: —, Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1204 | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 42.4 (#44), Mistral Small 3.2: 17.5 (#282)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 40.4% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 89.6% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1448 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 131.73 |
Math Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 36.6 (#106), Mistral Small 3.2: 24.9 (#251)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 30.3% |
| LMArena Math | 1441 | — |
Knowledge Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.7 (#116), Mistral Small 3.2: 26.8 (#249)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 49.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1445 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.8 (#44), Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1259 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 54.6 (#40), Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 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), Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.7 (#84), Mistral Small 3.2: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1430 | — |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 64.1 (#57), Mistral Small 3.2: 45.1 (#219)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | Mistral Small 3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1450 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1435 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1255 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1451 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent better than Mistral Small 3.2?
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.5 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Small 3.2 costs 12× 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 Mistral Small 3.2?
Mistral Small 3.2 is cheaper. It lists at $0.0938 per million input tokens and $0.25 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 256K.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent and Mistral Small 3.2 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has 20 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3.2 has 6.