Model Comparison

Grok-3 Mini vs Magistral Medium

Grok-3 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Grok-3 Mini outperforms in 4 benchmarks (AIME 2024, AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Magistral Medium is better at 0 benchmarks.

Grok-3 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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xAI
Grok-3 Mini
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerxAI
Mistral AI
Magistral Medium
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok-3 Mini specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Grok-3 Mini specifies output context (8,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok-3 Mini
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Magistral Medium
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Grok-3 Mini and Magistral Medium support multimodal inputs.

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

Grok-3 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Magistral Medium

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-3 Mini is licensed under a proprietary license, while Magistral Medium uses Apache 2.0.

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

Grok-3 Mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Magistral Medium

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-3 Mini was released on 2025-02-17, while Magistral Medium was released on 2025-06-10.

Magistral Medium is 4 months newer than Grok-3 Mini.

Grok-3 Mini

Feb 17, 2025

1.2 years ago

Magistral Medium

Jun 10, 2025

10 months ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-3 Mini has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-17, while Magistral Medium has a cutoff of 2025-06-01.

Magistral Medium has more recent training data (up to 2025-06-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Grok-3 Mini (2024-11-17).

Grok-3 Mini

Nov 2024

Magistral Medium

Jun 2025

7 mo newer

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

xAI
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher AIME 2024 score (95.8% vs 73.6%)
Higher AIME 2025 score (90.8% vs 64.9%)
Higher GPQA score (84.0% vs 70.8%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (80.4% vs 50.3%)
Mistral AI
Has open weights
xAIGrok-3 Mini
Mistral AIMagistral Medium
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Detailed Comparison

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xAI
Grok-3 Mini
Mistral AI
Magistral Medium

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-3 Mini vs Magistral Medium

Grok-3 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Grok-3 Mini is made by xAI and Magistral Medium is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Grok-3 Mini scores AIME 2024: 95.8%, AIME 2025: 90.8%, GPQA: 84.0%, LiveCodeBench: 80.4%. Magistral Medium scores AIME 2024: 73.6%, GPQA: 70.8%, AIME 2025: 64.9%, LiveCodeBench: 50.3%, Aider-Polyglot: 47.1%.
Grok-3 Mini supports 128K tokens and Magistral Medium supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Grok-3 Mini is developed by xAI and Magistral Medium is developed by Mistral AI.