Grok 4.7 (High) vs Mistral Large 4 (Medium)
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.7 (High) by SpaceXAI or Mistral Large 4 (Medium) by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-30.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.7 (High) scores 11.9 points higher (35.0 vs 23.1) but costs 5.0× as much to run the benchmark ($4722 vs $936; flagship vs premium cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Grok 4.7 (High) when you need intelligence above 23.1, and Mistral Large 4 (Medium) when 23.1 is enough.
| Metric | Grok 4.7 (High) | Mistral Large 4 (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 35.0 | 23.1 | −34.0% Mistral Large 4 (Medi… is 34.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $4,721.61 | $936.36 | −80.2% Mistral Large 4 (Medi… is 80.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 27.71s | Not reported | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.70 / $2.10 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Mistral Large 4 (Medium) vs Grok 4.7 (High): 34.0% less intelligence, 80.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.7 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) scores 55.30 for $3746.
- Mistral Large 4 (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 52.30 for $718.
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