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Grok-2 mini vs Mistral Large 4

Mistral Large 4 leads the LLM Stats Score 46.2 to 8.6.

xAI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Mistral Large 4 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 46.2 to 8.6, ranking #34 overall.

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

Choose Grok-2 mini

  • you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem

Choose Mistral Large 4

  • overall performance matters — it scores 46.2 and ranks #34 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok-2 mini
xAI
Mistral Large 4
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
8.6
#293
46.2
#34
Reasoning
8.2
#290
44.0
#43
Coding
5.8
#208
35.8
#27
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.68 / M
Output price
— / M
$2.09 / M
Context window
—
1,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Grok-2 mini
Mistral Large 4
Vision
5.8#159
1.1#187
Multimodal
8.9#131
1.7#160
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

8 reported for Grok-2 mini · 18 for Mistral Large 4

No common benchmarks found

Grok-2 mini and Mistral Large 4don'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 Mistral Large 4 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 4
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Grok-2 mini and Mistral Large 4 support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Grok-2 mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Large 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Grok-2 mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Large 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-2 mini was released on 2024-08-13, while Mistral Large 4 was released on 2026-10-06.

Mistral Large 4 is 26 months newer than Grok-2 mini.

Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

2.2 years ago

Mistral Large 4

Oct 6, 2026

1 days ago

2.1yr newer

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

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok-2 mini and Mistral Large 4 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok-2 mini
✓ Preferred
Mistral Large 4
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-2 mini vs Mistral Large 4.

Which is better, Grok-2 mini or Mistral Large 4?

Mistral Large 4 leads the LLM Stats Score 46.2 to 8.6. Grok-2 mini is made by xAI and Mistral Large 4 is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Grok-2 mini compare to Mistral Large 4 in benchmarks?

Grok-2 mini scores DocVQA: 93.2%, MMLU: 86.2%, HumanEval: 85.7%, MATH: 73.0%, MMLU-Pro: 72.0%. Mistral Large 4 scores B3 AI Security Benchmark: 93.3%, CyBench: 93.0%, SciCode: 91.8%, KORABench: 84.5%, CyberGym: 82.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-2 mini and Mistral Large 4?

Grok-2 mini supports an unknown number of tokens and Mistral Large 4 supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Grok-2 mini and Mistral Large 4?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (8.6 vs 46.2). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok-2 mini and Mistral Large 4?

Grok-2 mini is developed by xAI and Mistral Large 4 is developed by Mistral AI.

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