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Mistral Small 3.1 vs Grok 4.3 Beta

Mistral Mistral Small 3.1 vs xAI Grok 4.3 Beta — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Mistral Small 3.1
xAI
Grok 4.3 Beta
Overview
CompanyMistralxAI
Release dateMar 17 2025Apr 17 2026
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapMistral Small 3.1 shipped 396 days before Grok 4.3 Beta

Which is better: Mistral Small 3.1 or Grok 4.3 Beta?

Mistral Small 3.1 and Grok 4.3 Beta do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Mistral Small 3.1 shipped 396 days before Grok 4.3 Beta, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Small 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model; Grok 4.3 Beta 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 4.3 Beta released?
Grok 4.3 Beta was released by xAI on Apr 17 2026.
Is Mistral Small 3.1 or Grok 4.3 Beta open source?
Mistral Small 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. Grok 4.3 Beta is a proprietary model released by xAI.

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