Grok 4 vs Mistral Large 2
Direct comparison between xai and mistral for chat models. Specs, prices, strengths, weaknesses — decide on facts.
At a glance
- · Cheaper: Mistral Large 2
- · Longer context window: Grok 4 at 256,000 tokens
- · Grok 4: Only top-tier model with direct access to X realtime data
- · Mistral Large 2: EU-hosted — GDPR-friendly without US data export
Spec comparison
| Spec | Grok 4 | Mistral Large 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xai | mistral |
| Input per 1M tokens | $3.00 / 1M | $2.00 / 1M |
| Output per 1M tokens | $15.00 / 1M | $6.00 / 1M |
| Context window | 256,000 tok | 128,000 tok |
| Max output | 16,384 tok | 8,192 tok |
| Vision | ||
| Tool calling | ||
| JSON mode | ||
| Structured output | ||
| Reasoning |
Grok 4 — strengths
- +Only top-tier model with direct access to X realtime data
- +Strong reasoning, competitive with o1/o3 on math benchmarks
- +Less refusal bias on political or controversial topics
Mistral Large 2 — strengths
- +EU-hosted — GDPR-friendly without US data export
- +Strong on European languages (DE, FR, IT, ES)
- +Solid tool calling and JSON mode
Grok 4 — weaknesses
- −Code generation behind Sonnet 4.6 and GPT-5.4
- −Weaker structured-output guarantees than OpenAI/Anthropic
Mistral Large 2 — weaknesses
- −Code quality behind Sonnet 4.6 and GPT-5.4
- −No native vision