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Mistral Small vs Grok‑1

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

Mistral
Mistral Small
xAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyMistralxAI
Release dateFeb 26 2024Nov 3 2023
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑1 shipped 115 days before Mistral Small

Which is better: Mistral Small or Grok‑1?

Mistral Small and Grok‑1 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Grok‑1 shipped 115 days before Mistral Small, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Grok‑1 is an open-source / open-weight model; Mistral Small 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 released?
Mistral Small was released by Mistral on Feb 26 2024.
When was Grok‑1 released?
Grok‑1 was released by xAI on Nov 3 2023.
Is Mistral Small or Grok‑1 open source?
Grok‑1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by xAI. Mistral Small is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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