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Ministral 3B vs Grok 4

Mistral Ministral 3B vs xAI Grok 4 — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Ministral 3B
xAI
Grok 4
Overview
CompanyMistralxAI
Release dateOct 2024Jul 9 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Timeline
Release gapMinistral 3B shipped 281 days before Grok 4

Which is better: Ministral 3B or Grok 4?

Ministral 3B and Grok 4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Ministral 3B shipped 281 days before Grok 4, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Ministral 3B is an open-source / open-weight model; Grok 4 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 3B and Grok 4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Ministral 3B released?
Ministral 3B was released by Mistral on Oct 2024.
When was Grok 4 released?
Grok 4 was released by xAI on Jul 9 2025.
Is Ministral 3B or Grok 4 open source?
Ministral 3B is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. Grok 4 is a proprietary model released by xAI.

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