Grok 4.3 (High) vs Mistral Small 3.2
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.3 (High) by SpaceXAI or Mistral Small 3.2 by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.3 (High) scores 17.9 points higher (24.9 vs 7.0) but costs 3.0× as much to run the benchmark ($363 vs $122; both mid-range class). Pick Grok 4.3 (High) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Mistral Small 3.2.
| Metric | Grok 4.3 (High) | Mistral Small 3.2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 24.9 | 7.0 | −71.9% Mistral Small 3.2 is 71.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $363.24 | $121.78 | −66.5% Mistral Small 3.2 is 66.5% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 27.84s | 12.77s | −54.1% Mistral Small 3.2 is 54.1% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.25 / $2.50 | $0.07 / $0.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Mistral Small 3.2 vs Grok 4.3 (High): 71.9% less intelligence, 66.5% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 54.1% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.3 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- Mistral Small 3.2 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores 37.90 for $110.
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