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Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Grok‑1

Mistral
Mistral Medium 3.5
xAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyMistralxAI
Release dateApr 29 2026Nov 3 2023
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
128B
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
77.6%
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑1 shipped 908 days before Mistral Medium 3.5

Which is better: Mistral Medium 3.5 or Grok‑1?

Mistral Medium 3.5 and Grok‑1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok‑1 shipped 908 days before Mistral Medium 3.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Medium 3.5 and Grok‑1 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‑1 released?
Grok‑1 was released by xAI on Nov 3 2023.

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