Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) vs Mistral Large 4 Preview
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) 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.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) scores 5.8 points higher (44.2 vs 38.4) but costs 1.4× as much to run the benchmark ($2242 vs $1608; flagship vs premium cost classes). Pick Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Mistral Large 4 Preview.
| Metric | Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) | Mistral Large 4 Preview | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 44.2 | 38.4 | −13.1% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 13.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $2,241.91 | $1,607.86 | −28.3% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 28.3% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 37.48s | 24.31s | −35.1% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 35.1% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $1.36 / $4.18 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Mistral Large 4 Preview vs Grok 4.6 (Xhigh): 13.1% less intelligence, 28.3% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 35.1% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) scores 53.60 for $2172.
- 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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