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Mistral Small 3 vs Grok‑1

Mistral Mistral Small 3 vs xAI Grok‑1 — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Mistral Small 3
xAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyMistralxAI
Release dateJan 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 425 days before Mistral Small 3

Which is better: Mistral Small 3 or Grok‑1?

Mistral Small 3 and Grok‑1 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Grok‑1 shipped 425 days before Mistral Small 3, 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 released?
Mistral Small 3 was released by Mistral on Jan 2025.
When was Grok‑1 released?
Grok‑1 was released by xAI on Nov 3 2023.

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