Grok 4.6 (High) vs Mistral Medium 3.5
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.6 (High) by SpaceXAI or Mistral Medium 3.5 by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.6 (High) scores 30.1 points higher (44.3 vs 14.2) but costs 1.6× as much to run the benchmark ($1963 vs $1264; both premium class). Pick Grok 4.6 (High) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Mistral Medium 3.5.
| Metric | Grok 4.6 (High) | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 44.3 | 14.2 | −67.9% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 67.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,962.90 | $1,263.80 | −35.6% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 35.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 31.72s | 17.96s | −43.4% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 43.4% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $1.50 / $7.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Grok 4.6 (High): 67.9% less intelligence, 35.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 43.4% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.6 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Mistral Medium 3.5 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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