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Ministral 3 3B-25-12 vs Grok 4.3 Beta

Mistral
Ministral 3 3B-25-12
SpaceXAI
Grok 4.3 Beta
Overview
CompanyMistralSpaceXAI
Release dateDec 2 2025Apr 17 2026
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
50%
Timeline
Release gapMinistral 3 3B-25-12 shipped 136 days before Grok 4.3 Beta

Which is better: Ministral 3 3B-25-12 or Grok 4.3 Beta?

Ministral 3 3B-25-12 and Grok 4.3 Beta don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Ministral 3 3B-25-12 shipped 136 days before Grok 4.3 Beta, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Ministral 3 3B-25-12 is open weight, while Grok 4.3 Beta is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 3 3B-25-12 and Grok 4.3 Beta 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 4.3 Beta was released by SpaceXAI on Apr 17 2026.

Ministral 3 3B-25-12 is an open weight model released by Mistral. Grok 4.3 Beta is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.

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