# Grok 4.1 vs Mistral

> Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-1-vs-mistral
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Mistral in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.1 leads 62.4 to 37.0.

## Snapshot

| | Grok 4.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 29.9 |
| Rank | 134 | 303 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253)
- Mistral: 33.8 (#250)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | 1162 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49)
- Mistral: —

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 39% | — |

## Reasoning

- Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91)
- Mistral: 22.2 (#200)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | 1149 |

## Math

- Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120)
- Mistral: 22.3 (#278)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1422 | 1180 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 7.2% |

## Knowledge

- Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133)
- Mistral: 16.6 (#288)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | 1125 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 27.7% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 30.3% |

## Multilingual

- Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68)
- Mistral: 32.8 (#254)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | 1129 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1109 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | 1180 |
| LMArena German | 1446 | 1155 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | 1013 |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | 1032 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1168 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | 1143 |

## Instruction Following

- Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111)
- Mistral: 52.6 (#288)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1152 |
| IFEval | — | 56.8% |

## Long Context

- Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100)
- Mistral: 35.0 (#245)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1153 |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75)
- Mistral: 37.0 (#260)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1165 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1158 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | 1147 |
| WildBench | — | 66% |

## FAQ

### Is Grok 4.1 better than Mistral?

Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Grok 4.1 or Mistral better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (33.7 vs 33.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Mistral share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Mistral has 22.