Grok 4.3 vs Mistral Small 3
xAI vs Mistral AI — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Grok 4.3 has the higher intelligence index (90.1 vs 43.6)
- •Mistral Small 3 is cheaper ($0.05 vs $1.25 per 1M input)
- •Mistral Small 3 is faster
- •Grok 4.3 has a larger context window (1M)
| Grok 4.3 | Mistral Small 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 90.1 | 43.6 |
| Developer | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | API only | Open weights |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 32,768 tokens |
| Input price | $1.25 / 1M | $0.05 / 1M |
| Output price | $2.50 / 1M | $0.08 / 1M |
| Speed | 88 tok/s | 136 tok/s |
| Released | May 6, 2026 | January 30, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Grok 4.3
Mistral Small 3
GPQA Diamond
90.1
46.2
Humanity’s Last Exam
35
4.1