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Ministral 3 3B-25-12 vs Grok 3

Mistral
Ministral 3 3B-25-12
SpaceXAI
Grok 3
Overview
CompanyMistralSpaceXAI
Release dateDec 2 2025Feb 17 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapGrok 3 shipped 288 days before Ministral 3 3B-25-12

Which is better: Ministral 3 3B-25-12 or Grok 3?

Ministral 3 3B-25-12 and Grok 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok 3 shipped 288 days before Ministral 3 3B-25-12, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Ministral 3 3B-25-12 is open weight, while Grok 3 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 3 3B-25-12 and Grok 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Ministral 3 3B-25-12 was released by Mistral on Dec 2 2025.

Grok 3 was released by SpaceXAI on Feb 17 2025.

Ministral 3 3B-25-12 is an open weight model released by Mistral. Grok 3 is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.

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