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Grok 4.7 vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Grok 4.7 leads the LLM Stats Score 48.5 to 4.2.

xAI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok 4.7 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 48.5 to 4.2, 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 and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok 4.7
xAI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
48.5
#23
4.2
#305
Reasoning
37.4
#69
4.2
#299
Coding
40.1
#13
9.7
#173
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$2.00 / M
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Output price
$6.00 / M
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Context window
500,000
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Individual benchmarks

23 reported for Grok 4.7 · 9 for Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

No common benchmarks found

Grok 4.7 and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instructdon'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
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Grok 4.7 and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Grok 4.7

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok 4.7 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct 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

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok 4.7 was released on 2026-09-21, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct was released on 2025-03-17.

Grok 4.7 is 18 months newer than Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct.

Grok 4.7

Sep 21, 2026

1 days ago

1.5yr newer
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Mar 17, 2025

1.5 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok 4.7 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct'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 Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct's cutoff date.

Grok 4.7

Jun 2026

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok 4.7 and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok 4.7
✓ Preferred
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok 4.7 vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct.

Which is better, Grok 4.7 or Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct?

Grok 4.7 leads the LLM Stats Score 48.5 to 4.2. Grok 4.7 is made by xAI and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct 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 Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct 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%. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct scores HumanEval: 88.4%, MMLU: 80.6%, TriviaQA: 80.5%, MBPP: 74.7%, MATH: 69.3%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok 4.7 and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct?

Grok 4.7 supports 500K tokens and Mistral Small 3.1 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 4.7 and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (48.5 vs 4.2), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok 4.7 and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct?

Grok 4.7 is developed by xAI and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.

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