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Devstral Small 2 (24B) vs Grok 4 Heavy

Mistral
Devstral Small 2 (24B)
SpaceXAI
Grok 4 Heavy
Overview
CompanyMistralSpaceXAI
Release dateDec 9 2025Jul 9 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapGrok 4 Heavy shipped 153 days before Devstral Small 2 (24B)

Which is better: Devstral Small 2 (24B) or Grok 4 Heavy?

Devstral Small 2 (24B) and Grok 4 Heavy don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok 4 Heavy shipped 153 days before Devstral Small 2 (24B), so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Devstral Small 2 (24B) is open weight, while Grok 4 Heavy is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Devstral Small 2 (24B) and Grok 4 Heavy don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Devstral Small 2 (24B) was released by Mistral on Dec 9 2025.

Grok 4 Heavy was released by SpaceXAI on Jul 9 2025.

Devstral Small 2 (24B) is an open weight model released by Mistral. Grok 4 Heavy is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.

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