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Mistral Small 3 vs Grok‑2

Mistral Mistral Small 3 vs xAI Grok‑2 — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Mistral Small 3
xAI
Grok‑2
Overview
CompanyMistralxAI
Release dateJan 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 140 days before Mistral Small 3

Which is better: Mistral Small 3 or Grok‑2?

Mistral Small 3 and Grok‑2 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Grok‑2 shipped 140 days before Mistral Small 3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Small 3 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 released?
Mistral Small 3 was released by Mistral on Jan 2025.
When was Grok‑2 released?
Grok‑2 was released by xAI on Aug 14 2024.
Is Mistral Small 3 or Grok‑2 open source?
Mistral Small 3 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. Grok‑2 is a proprietary model released by xAI.

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