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Mistral Small 3.1 vs Grok‑1

Mistral Mistral Small 3.1 vs xAI Grok‑1 — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Mistral Small 3.1
xAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyMistralxAI
Release dateMar 17 2025Nov 3 2023
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑1 shipped 500 days before Mistral Small 3.1

Which is better: Mistral Small 3.1 or Grok‑1?

Mistral Small 3.1 and Grok‑1 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Grok‑1 shipped 500 days before Mistral Small 3.1, 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 — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Mistral Small 3.1 released?
Mistral Small 3.1 was released by Mistral on Mar 17 2025.
When was Grok‑1 released?
Grok‑1 was released by xAI on Nov 3 2023.

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