Mistral Small 3 vs Grok 4.7
| Signal | Mistral Small 3 | Delta | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 33 | -67 | |
Pricing | 100 | +5 | |
Context window size | 72 | -19 | |
Recency | 24 | -76 | |
Output Capacity | 67 | -23 | |
Benchmarks | 0 | -86 | |
| Overall Result | 1 wins | of 6 | 5 wins |
Score History
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Grok 4.7
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88.8
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Mistral Small 3
Mistral AI
Grok 4.7
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Mistral Small 3 saves you $391.00/month
That's $4692.00/year compared to Grok 4.7 at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Mistral Small 3 | Grok 4.7 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 40 | 89 | Grok 4.7 |
| Rank | #403 | #43 | Grok 4.7 |
| Quality Rank | #403 | #43 | Grok 4.7 |
| Adoption Rank | #403 | #43 | Grok 4.7 |
| Parameters | 24B | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 33K | 500K | Grok 4.7 |
| Pricing | $0.05/$0.08/M | $1.60/$4.80/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 33 | 100 | Grok 4.7 |
| Pricing | 100 | 95 | Mistral Small 3 |
| Context window size | 72 | 90 | Grok 4.7 |
| Recency | 24 | 100 | Grok 4.7 |
| Output Capacity | 67 | 90 | Grok 4.7 |
| Benchmarks | -- | 86 | Grok 4.7 |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 40/100 (rank #403), placing it in the top -39% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 89/100 (rank #43), placing it in the top 86% of all 290 models tracked.
Grok 4.7 has a 49-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably stronger performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Choose Mistral Small 3 when you need:
- High-volume production workloads where API costs must be minimized
- Self-hosted deployments where you need full control over the model
Choose Grok 4.7 when you need:
- Processing long documents or large codebases (500K token context)
- Multimodal workflows that require image understanding
- Agentic applications using tool/function calling
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
Mistral Small 3 offers 98% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $1.95/month with Mistral Small 3 vs $96.00/month with Grok 4.7 - a $94.05 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Mistral Small 3 also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (500K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($0.08/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (89/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Grok 4.7 clearly outperforms Mistral Small 3 with a significant 48.8-point lead. For most general use cases, Grok 4.7 is the stronger choice. However, Mistral Small 3 may still excel in niche scenarios.
By Use Case
Best for Quality
Mistral Small 3
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Mistral Small 3
98% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Mistral Small 3
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Mistral Small 3
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Mistral Small 3
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by Mistral AI
- Choose for Quality - Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
- Choose for Cost - 98% lower pricing; better value at scale
- Choose for Reliability - Higher uptime and faster response speeds
- Choose for Prototyping - Stronger community support and better developer experience
- Choose for Production - Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
| Capability | Mistral Small 3 | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input)differs | ||
| Function Callingdiffers | ||
| Streaming | ||
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| Reasoningdiffers | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
| Image Output |
Mistral Small 3
Mistral AI
Grok 4.7
xAI
Mistral Small 3 saves you $8.45/month
That's 98% cheaper than Grok 4.7 at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Mistral Small 3 | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 33K | 500K |
| Max Output Tokens | 16,384 | 450,000 |
| Open Source | Yes | No |
| Created | Jan 30, 2025 | Sep 21, 2026 |