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Codestral Mamba 7B vs Grok 3 mini

Mistral
Codestral Mamba 7B
SpaceXAI
Grok 3 mini
Overview
CompanyMistralSpaceXAI
Release dateJul 16 2024Feb 17 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapCodestral Mamba 7B shipped 216 days before Grok 3 mini

Which is better: Codestral Mamba 7B or Grok 3 mini?

Codestral Mamba 7B and Grok 3 mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Codestral Mamba 7B shipped 216 days before Grok 3 mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Codestral Mamba 7B is open weight, while Grok 3 mini is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Codestral Mamba 7B and Grok 3 mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Codestral Mamba 7B was released by Mistral on Jul 16 2024.

Grok 3 mini was released by SpaceXAI on Feb 17 2025.

Codestral Mamba 7B is an open weight model released by Mistral. Grok 3 mini is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.

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