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Mistral Small vs Grok‑1

Mistral
Mistral Small
SpaceXAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyMistralSpaceXAI
Release dateFeb 26 2024Nov 3 2023
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑1 shipped 115 days before Mistral Small

Which is better: Mistral Small or Grok‑1?

Mistral Small and Grok‑1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok‑1 shipped 115 days before Mistral Small, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Small is proprietary, while Grok‑1 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Small and Grok‑1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Mistral Small was released by Mistral on Feb 26 2024.

Grok‑1 was released by SpaceXAI on Nov 3 2023.

Mistral Small is a proprietary model released by Mistral. Grok‑1 is an open weight model released by SpaceXAI.

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