Model Comparison

Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Comparing Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Verdict: Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct — which is better?

Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning (by xAI) and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct (by Mistral AI) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Choose Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2025

Choose Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct if…

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning specifies input context (2,000,000 tokens). Only Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning specifies output context (30,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning
Input2,000,000 tokens
Output30,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning was released on 2025-08-28, while Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct was released on 2025-06-20.

Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning is 2 months newer than Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct.

Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning

Aug 28, 2025

10 months ago

2mo newer
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Jun 20, 2025

1.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning's cutoff date.

Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning

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Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

xAI
Larger context window (2,000,000 tokens)
Mistral AI
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning
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Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct.

Which is better, Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning or Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct?

Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning (xAI) and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct (Mistral AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning compare to Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct in benchmarks?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct scores DocVQA: 94.9%, AI2D: 92.9%, HumanEval Plus: 92.9%, ChartQA: 87.4%, IF: 84.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct?

Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning supports 2.0M tokens and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 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 Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct?

Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning is developed by xAI and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.

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