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Mistral Small 3.1 vs Grok 3

Mistral
Mistral Small 3.1
SpaceXAI
Grok 3
Overview
CompanyMistralSpaceXAI
Release dateMar 17 2025Feb 17 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapGrok 3 shipped 28 days before Mistral Small 3.1

Which is better: Mistral Small 3.1 or Grok 3?

Mistral Small 3.1 and Grok 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok 3 shipped 28 days before Mistral Small 3.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Small 3.1 is open weight, while Grok 3 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Small 3.1 and Grok 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Mistral Small 3.1 was released by Mistral on Mar 17 2025.

Grok 3 was released by SpaceXAI on Feb 17 2025.

Mistral Small 3.1 is an open weight model released by Mistral. Grok 3 is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.

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