# Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Mistral Small 3

> Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-vs-mistral-small-3
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 20

## Summary

- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 6 categories and Mistral Small 3 in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads 48.6 to 32.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 53.8% for Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and 47.3% for Mistral Small 3.
- Mistral Small 3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 33.7 | 31.2 |
| Rank | 239 | 278 |
| Context | — | 33K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.05 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.08 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258)
- Mistral Small 3: 36.5 (#207)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1287 | 1246 |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45.3% |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 50.4% |

## Reasoning

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299)
- Mistral Small 3: 18.9 (#273)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 1233 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 130.48 | 127.07 |
| SimpleBench | 22.7% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 54.8% | — |
| DTBench | 65.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 54.5% | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |

## Math

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284)
- Mistral Small 3: 16.3 (#295)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | 6.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1283 | 1240 |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233)
- Mistral Small 3: 25.1 (#263)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | 47.3% |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | 25.2% |
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | 1202 |

## Multilingual

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188)
- Mistral Small 3: 37.3 (#236)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1198 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | 1204 |
| LMArena French | 1318 | 1203 |
| LMArena German | 1287 | 1211 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | 1188 |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | 1216 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202)
- Mistral Small 3: 63.7 (#229)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1214 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |

## Long Context

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190)
- Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#211)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1246 |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198)
- Mistral Small 3: 32.2 (#280)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | 1234 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1195 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1217 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 707 |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Mistral Small 3?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Mistral Small 3 better for coding?

Mistral Small 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.5 versus 33.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Mistral Small 3 share?

20 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3 has 24.