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Grok 4.7 vs Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)

Grok 4.7 leads the LLM Stats Score 48.5 to -6.4.

xAI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok 4.7 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 48.5 to -6.4, ranking #23 overall.

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

Choose Grok 4.7

  • overall performance matters — it scores 48.5 and ranks #23 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok 4.7
xAI
Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
48.5
#23
-6.4
#366
Reasoning
37.4
#69
-6.4
#355
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$2.00 / M
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Output price
$6.00 / M
— / M
Context window
500,000
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Individual benchmarks

23 reported for Grok 4.7 · 6 for Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)

No common benchmarks found

Grok 4.7 and Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)don'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 Grok 4.7 specifies input context (500,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok 4.7
Input500,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Grok 4.7 and Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512) support multimodal inputs.

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

Grok 4.7

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok 4.7 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512) uses Apache 2.0.

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

Grok 4.7

Proprietary

Closed source

Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok 4.7 was released on 2026-09-21, while Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512) was released on 2025-12-04.

Grok 4.7 is 10 months newer than Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512).

Grok 4.7

Sep 21, 2026

1 days ago

9mo newer
Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

9 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok 4.7 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok 4.7's training data extends to 2026-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)'s cutoff date.

Grok 4.7

Jun 2026

Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok 4.7 and Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok 4.7
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok 4.7 vs Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512).

Which is better, Grok 4.7 or Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)?

Grok 4.7 leads the LLM Stats Score 48.5 to -6.4. Grok 4.7 is made by xAI and Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512) 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 4.7 compare to Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512) in benchmarks?

Grok 4.7 scores BixBench MCQ: 88.4%, WMDP-Bio: 88.1%, WMDP-Cyber: 88.1%, WMDP-Chem: 84.9%, CyberGym: 80.3%. Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512) scores MMLU-Redux: 73.5%, MMLU: 70.7%, Multilingual MMLU: 65.2%, MATH (CoT): 60.1%, TriviaQA: 59.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok 4.7 and Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)?

Grok 4.7 supports 500K tokens and Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512) 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 4.7 and Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (48.5 vs -6.4), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok 4.7 and Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512)?

Grok 4.7 is developed by xAI and Ministral 3 (3B Base 2512) is developed by Mistral AI.

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