Mistral Medium 3.5vsGrok 4.20 Beta
Mistral Medium 3.5 | Grok 4.20 Beta | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
ParametersA rough measure of how big the model is. More parameters usually means more capable and more expensive to run, though it is a poor guide on its own — a smaller, newer model often beats a larger, older one. | 128B | — |
Context windowHow much text the model can hold in mind at once — your question, any documents you attach, the conversation so far, and its own reply. Go past it and the earliest part falls out of view. | 256k | — |
| API pricingUSD per 1M tokens · lower wins · base tier | ||
Input priceWhat you pay for everything you send the model — your question, plus any documents or earlier conversation you include with it. | $1.50 | $1.25 |
Output priceWhat you pay for the text the model writes back. It is normally the dearer half: producing an answer costs more than reading one. | $7.50 | $2.50 |
Cached input priceA reduced rate for text you send over and over. If every request starts with the same instructions or the same document, the provider keeps a copy ready and charges less to read it again. | — | $0.20 |
| Benchmarks | ||
SWE-Bench VerifiedCoding — Real coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | 77.6% | 76.7% |
| BenchmarksPublished by one model only | ||
BullshitBench v2Nonsense detection — Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | — | 56% |
ARC-AGI-2Abstract reasoning — Puzzle-style tests of abstract reasoning and pattern-finding — the kind of thing people find easy but AIs often struggle with. Higher is better. | — | 53.3% |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Mistral | SpaceXAI |
| Release date | Apr 29 2026 | Feb 17 2026 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
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Frequently asked questions
Mistral Medium 3.5 leads Grok 4.20 Beta on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (SWE-Bench Verified). Grok 4.20 Beta is cheaper on both input and output: $1.25 vs $1.50 per million input tokens, and $2.50 vs $7.50 per million output tokens. Figures are base-tier rates. Grok 4.20 Beta shipped 71 days before Mistral Medium 3.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Mistral Medium 3.5 is open weight, while Grok 4.20 Beta is proprietary.
On SWE-Bench Verified, Mistral Medium 3.5 leads at 77.6% vs Grok 4.20 Beta at 76.7%.