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Mixtral 8×22B vs Grok‑2

Mistral
Mixtral 8×22B
xAI
Grok‑2
Overview
CompanyMistralxAI
Release dateApr 10 2024Aug 14 2024
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapMixtral 8×22B shipped 126 days before Grok‑2

Which is better: Mixtral 8×22B or Grok‑2?

Mixtral 8×22B and Grok‑2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Mixtral 8×22B shipped 126 days before Grok‑2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mixtral 8×22B is open weight, while Grok‑2 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mixtral 8×22B and Grok‑2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Mixtral 8×22B was released by Mistral on Apr 10 2024.

Grok‑2 was released by xAI on Aug 14 2024.

Mixtral 8×22B is an open weight model released by Mistral. Grok‑2 is a proprietary model released by xAI.

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