Grok-3 vs Magistral Medium
Grok-3 leads the LLM Stats Score 30.4 to 13.1.
xAI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Grok-3 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 30.4 to 13.1, ranking #118 overall.
In the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Grok-3 wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Grok-3
- overall performance matters — it scores 30.4 and ranks #118 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 4 exact shared results
Choose Magistral Medium
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2025
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
5 reported for Grok-3 · 6 for Magistral Medium
Grok-3 outperforms in 4 benchmarks (AIME 2024, AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Magistral Medium is better at 0 benchmarks.
Grok-3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Grok-3 specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Grok-3 specifies output context (8,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Both Grok-3 and Magistral Medium support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Grok-3
Magistral Medium
License
Usage and distribution terms
Grok-3 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.
Proprietary
Closed source
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Grok-3 was released on 2025-02-17, while Magistral Medium was released on 2025-06-10.
Magistral Medium is 4 months newer than Grok-3.
Feb 17, 2025
1.6 years ago
Jun 10, 2025
1.3 years ago
3mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Grok-3 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 (2024-11-17).
Nov 2024
Jun 2025
7 mo newerOutputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Grok-3 and Magistral Medium side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Grok-3 vs Magistral Medium.