Grok 4.7 (High) vs Mistral Large 4 Preview
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.7 (High) by SpaceXAI or Mistral Large 4 Preview by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-29.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.7 (High) scores 9.7 points higher (35.0 vs 25.3) but costs 1.6× as much to run the benchmark ($4722 vs $2923; both flagship class). Pick Grok 4.7 (High) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Mistral Large 4 Preview.
| Metric | Grok 4.7 (High) | Mistral Large 4 Preview | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 35.0 | 25.3 | −27.7% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 27.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $4,721.61 | $2,923.39 | −38.1% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 38.1% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 22.79s | 25.54s | +12.1% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 12.1% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.70 / $2.10 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Mistral Large 4 Preview vs Grok 4.7 (High): 27.7% less intelligence, 38.1% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 12.1% slower end-to-end.
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 Preview is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 54.50 for $1124.
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