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Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Grok 4 Fast

Mistral
Mistral Medium 3.5
xAI
Grok 4 Fast
Overview
CompanyMistralxAI
Release dateApr 29 2026Sep 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
128B
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
77.6%
Timeline
Release gapGrok 4 Fast shipped 240 days before Mistral Medium 3.5

Which is better: Mistral Medium 3.5 or Grok 4 Fast?

Mistral Medium 3.5 and Grok 4 Fast don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok 4 Fast shipped 240 days before Mistral Medium 3.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Medium 3.5 is an open-source / open-weight model; Grok 4 Fast is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Medium 3.5 and Grok 4 Fast don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Mistral Medium 3.5 released?
Mistral Medium 3.5 was released by Mistral on Apr 29 2026.
When was Grok 4 Fast released?
Grok 4 Fast was released by xAI on Sep 2025.
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 or Grok 4 Fast open source?
Mistral Medium 3.5 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. Grok 4 Fast is a proprietary model released by xAI.

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