xAI: Grok 4 vs Mistral Medium 3
Compare xAI: Grok 4 by xAI against Mistral Medium 3 by Mistral AI, context windows of 256K vs 131K, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, xAI: Grok 4 or Mistral Medium 3?
xAI: Grok 4 and Mistral Medium 3 are both competitive models. xAI: Grok 4 costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.4/M for Mistral Medium 3. Context windows: 256K vs 131K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between xAI: Grok 4 and Mistral Medium 3
xAI: Grok 4 is made by xai while Mistral Medium 3 is from mistral. xAI: Grok 4 has a 256K token context window compared to Mistral Medium 3's 131K. On pricing, xAI: Grok 4 costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.4/M for Mistral Medium 3.
Per 1M tokens
Mistral Medium 3 is cheaper on both — 7.5× input, 7.5× output
No community votes yet. On paper, xAI: Grok 4 has the edge — newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mistral Medium 3 is 7.5x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Mistral Medium 3 uses 3.5x more transitions
