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| Specifications | ||
ParametersThe learned values that shape how a model responds. B means billion and T means trillion. For mixture-of-experts models, the total count is larger than the number active for each token. Parameter count alone does not measure quality. | 8B | — |
Context windowHow much information the model can work with in one request, measured in tokens — pieces of words or other data. This includes your question, attachments, conversation and reply. Limits can vary by model variant and provider. | 128k | 2M |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Mistral | SpaceXSI |
| Release date | Oct 16 2024 | Sep 19 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Closed |
| Model details | View model | View model |
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Ministral 8B and Grok 4 Fast don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Ministral 8B shipped 338 days before Grok 4 Fast, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Context windows are 128k (Ministral 8B) vs 2M (Grok 4 Fast). Ministral 8B is open weight, while Grok 4 Fast is closed.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 8B and Grok 4 Fast don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.