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Ministral 3B vs Grok 3 mini

Mistral
Ministral 3B
SpaceXAI
Grok 3 mini
Overview
CompanyMistralSpaceXAI
Release dateOct 2024Feb 17 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapMinistral 3B shipped 139 days before Grok 3 mini

Which is better: Ministral 3B or Grok 3 mini?

Ministral 3B and Grok 3 mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Ministral 3B shipped 139 days before Grok 3 mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Ministral 3B is open weight, while Grok 3 mini is proprietary.

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

Frequently asked questions

Ministral 3B was released by Mistral on Oct 2024.

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

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

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