Model comparison
Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) vs Mistral Small 4
Head-to-head evidence from 12 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) #76 (Supported); Mistral Small 4 #140 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) and Mistral Small 4 share 12 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning); 4 to Mistral Small 4.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 12
- Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) only
- 1
- Mistral Small 4 only
- 4
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) and Mistral Small 4 is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 12 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) has the larger context window at 2M, compared with 256K for Mistral Small 4.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) | Mistral Small 4 | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning)Not available | Mistral Small 4$0.15 input / $0.6 output | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning)Not available | Mistral Small 4175 tok/s | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning)Not available | Mistral Small 40.64 s | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning)2M | Mistral Small 4256K | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic4 benchmarks
Coding3 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) | Mistral Small 4 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 27.4% | 19.6% | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 84.7% | 76.9% | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) leads |
| AA-HLESource | 17.0% | 9.5% | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -28.4% | -29.9% | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 22.6% | 22.1% | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 66.0% | 66.8% | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) leads |
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) | Mistral Small 4 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 61.8% | 56.8% | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) leads |
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) | Mistral Small 4 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 50.5% | 48.2% | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) and Mistral Small 4 on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) and Mistral Small 4 today?
Mistral Small 4: $0.15 input / $0.60 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
Self-host vs API cost
Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.
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