Grok 4.7 (Low) vs Mistral Large 3
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.7 (Low) by SpaceXAI or Mistral Large 3 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 4.7 (Low) scores 32.9 points higher (42.2 vs 9.3) but costs 35× as much to run the benchmark ($1631 vs $46.4; premium vs budget cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Grok 4.7 (Low) when you need intelligence above 9.3, and Mistral Large 3 when 9.3 is enough.
| Metric | Grok 4.7 (Low) | Mistral Large 3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 42.2 | 9.3 | −78.0% Mistral Large 3 is 78.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,630.69 | $46.41 | −97.2% Mistral Large 3 is 97.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 13.64s | 7.23s | −47.0% Mistral Large 3 is 47.0% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.50 / $1.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Mistral Large 3 vs Grok 4.7 (Low): 78.0% less intelligence, 97.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 47.0% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.7 (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Mistral Large 3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
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