Grok 4.6 (Medium) vs Mistral Large 4 Preview
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.6 (Medium) by SpaceXAI or Mistral Large 4 Preview by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Grok 4.6 (Medium)
Mistral Large 4 Preview vs Grok 4.6 (Medium): 10.3% less intelligence, 3.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 22.9% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Grok 4.6 (Medium) | Mistral Large 4 Preview | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 42.8 | 38.4 | −10.3% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 10.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,557.04 | $1,607.86 | +3.3% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 3.3% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 33.02s | 25.45s | −22.9% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 22.9% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $1.36 / $4.18 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.6 (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Mistral Large 4 Preview is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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