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Mistral NeMo vs Grok 4.1 Fast

Mistral
Mistral NeMo
SpaceXAI
Grok 4.1 Fast
Overview
CompanyMistralSpaceXAI
Release dateJul 18 2024Nov 19 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
12B
Context window
128k
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
19%
Timeline
Release gapMistral NeMo shipped 489 days before Grok 4.1 Fast

Which is better: Mistral NeMo or Grok 4.1 Fast?

Mistral NeMo and Grok 4.1 Fast don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Mistral NeMo shipped 489 days before Grok 4.1 Fast, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral NeMo is open weight, while Grok 4.1 Fast is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral NeMo and Grok 4.1 Fast don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Mistral NeMo was released by Mistral on Jul 18 2024.

Grok 4.1 Fast was released by SpaceXAI on Nov 19 2025.

Mistral NeMo is an open weight model released by Mistral. Grok 4.1 Fast is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.

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