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Devstral Small 1.1 vs Grok-2 mini

Devstral Small 1.1 and Grok-2 mini are closely matched at 9.3 and 8.6 on the LLM Stats Score.

Mistral AI · xAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Devstral Small 1.1 and Grok-2 mini are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 9.3 and 8.6.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Devstral Small 1.1

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Grok-2 mini

  • you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Devstral Small 1.1
Mistral AI
Grok-2 mini
xAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
9.3
#272
8.6
#280
Reasoning
9.2
#267
8.2
#277
Coding
0.7
#240
5.9
#197
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.10 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.30 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000
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Individual benchmarks

1 reported for Devstral Small 1.1 · 8 for Grok-2 mini

No common benchmarks found

Devstral Small 1.1 and Grok-2 minidon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Devstral Small 1.1 specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Devstral Small 1.1 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Mistral AI
Devstral Small 1.1
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Grok-2 mini supports multimodal inputs, whereas Devstral Small 1.1 does not.

Grok-2 mini can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Devstral Small 1.1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-2 mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Devstral Small 1.1 is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Grok-2 mini uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Devstral Small 1.1

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Grok-2 mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Devstral Small 1.1 was released on 2025-07-11, while Grok-2 mini was released on 2024-08-13.

Devstral Small 1.1 is 11 months newer than Grok-2 mini.

Devstral Small 1.1

Jul 11, 2025

1.2 years ago

11mo newer
Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

2.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Devstral Small 1.1 and Grok-2 mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Devstral Small 1.1
✓ Preferred
Grok-2 mini
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Devstral Small 1.1 vs Grok-2 mini.

Which is better, Devstral Small 1.1 or Grok-2 mini?

Devstral Small 1.1 and Grok-2 mini are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 9.3 and 8.6. Devstral Small 1.1 is made by Mistral AI and Grok-2 mini is made by xAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Devstral Small 1.1 compare to Grok-2 mini in benchmarks?

Devstral Small 1.1 scores SWE-Bench Verified: 53.6%. Grok-2 mini scores DocVQA: 93.2%, MMLU: 86.2%, HumanEval: 85.7%, MATH: 73.0%, MMLU-Pro: 72.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Devstral Small 1.1 and Grok-2 mini?

Devstral Small 1.1 supports 128K tokens and Grok-2 mini supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Devstral Small 1.1 and Grok-2 mini?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (9.3 vs 8.6), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Devstral Small 1.1 and Grok-2 mini?

Devstral Small 1.1 is developed by Mistral AI and Grok-2 mini is developed by xAI.

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