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Grok 4.6 vs Magistral Medium

Comparing Grok 4.6 and Magistral Medium across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

xAI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok 4.6 and Magistral Medium trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Grok 4.6

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

Choose Magistral Medium

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok 4.6
xAI
Magistral Medium
Mistral AI
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$2.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$6.00 / M
— / M
Context window
500,000
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Released
Aug 2026
Jun 2025
License
Proprietary
Apache 2.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Grok 4.6 and Magistral Mediumdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok 4.6 specifies input context (500,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok 4.6
Input500,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Magistral Medium
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Aug 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Grok 4.6 and Magistral Medium support multimodal inputs.

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

Grok 4.6

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Magistral Medium

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok 4.6 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 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

Magistral Medium

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok 4.6 was released on 2026-08-12, while Magistral Medium was released on 2025-06-10.

Grok 4.6 is 14 months newer than Magistral Medium.

Grok 4.6

Aug 12, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.2yr newer
Magistral Medium

Jun 10, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok 4.6 has a knowledge cutoff of 2026-02-01, while Magistral Medium has a cutoff of 2025-06-01.

Grok 4.6 has more recent training data (up to 2026-02-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Magistral Medium (2025-06-01).

Grok 4.6

Feb 2026

8 mo newer
Magistral Medium

Jun 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok 4.6 and Magistral Medium side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok 4.6
✓ Preferred
Magistral Medium
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok 4.6 vs Magistral Medium.

Which is better, Grok 4.6 or Magistral Medium?

Grok 4.6 (xAI) and Magistral Medium (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 4.6 compare to Magistral Medium in benchmarks?

Grok 4.6 scores CursorBench v3.2: 69.9%, DeepSWE 1.1: 65.9%, FrontierCode: 61.3%, AA-Index: 61.0%, GDPval-AA: 58.4%. Magistral Medium scores AIME 2024: 73.6%, GPQA: 70.8%, AIME 2025: 64.9%, LiveCodeBench: 50.3%, Aider-Polyglot: 47.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok 4.6 and Magistral Medium?

Grok 4.6 supports 500K 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.

What are the main differences between Grok 4.6 and Magistral Medium?

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

Who makes Grok 4.6 and Magistral Medium?

Grok 4.6 is developed by xAI and Magistral Medium is developed by Mistral AI.

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