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Mistral Small 3.1 vs Grok‑2

Mistral Mistral Small 3.1 vs xAI Grok‑2 — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Mistral Small 3.1
xAI
Grok‑2
Overview
CompanyMistralxAI
Release dateMar 17 2025Aug 14 2024
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑2 shipped 215 days before Mistral Small 3.1

Which is better: Mistral Small 3.1 or Grok‑2?

Mistral Small 3.1 and Grok‑2 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Grok‑2 shipped 215 days before Mistral Small 3.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Small 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model; Grok‑2 is proprietary.

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‑2 released?
Grok‑2 was released by xAI on Aug 14 2024.
Is Mistral Small 3.1 or Grok‑2 open source?
Mistral Small 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. Grok‑2 is a proprietary model released by xAI.

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