Model comparison
Grok Code Fast 1 vs Mistral Large 3
Head-to-head evidence from 11 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Grok Code Fast 1 #180 (Supported); Mistral Large 3 #113 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Grok Code Fast 1 and Mistral Large 3 share 11 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to Grok Code Fast 1; 5 to Mistral Large 3.
Updated July 20, 2026- Shared results
- 11
- Grok Code Fast 1 only
- 1
- Mistral Large 3 only
- 5
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Grok Code Fast 1 and Mistral Large 3 is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 11 shared benchmark results across 5 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 Code Fast 1 has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 128K for Mistral Large 3.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Grok Code Fast 1 | Δ | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Grok Code Fast 170.8 | MarginNo overlap | Mistral Large 3Not measured |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Grok Code Fast 1 | Mistral Large 3 | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Grok Code Fast 1$0.2 input / $1.5 output | Mistral Large 3$0.5 input / $1.5 output | Grok Code Fast 1 has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Grok Code Fast 1172 tok/s | Mistral Large 348 tok/s | Grok Code Fast 1 has the higher measured throughput. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Grok Code Fast 12.81 s | Mistral Large 31.04 s | Mistral Large 3 reaches the first token sooner. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Grok Code Fast 1256K | Mistral Large 3128K | Grok Code Fast 1 lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic4 benchmarks
Coding3 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Grok Code Fast 1 | Mistral Large 3 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 21.6% | 15.9% | Grok Code Fast 1 leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 72.7% | 68.0% | Grok Code Fast 1 leads |
| AA-HLESource | 7.5% | 4.1% | Grok Code Fast 1 leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -36.0% | -39.4% | Grok Code Fast 1 leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 23.8% | 24.1% | Mistral Large 3 leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 78.5% | 83.7% | Grok Code Fast 1 leads |
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Grok Code Fast 1 | Mistral Large 3 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | — | 55.7% | Not comparable |
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Grok Code Fast 1 | Mistral Large 3 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 41.4% | 36.2% | Grok Code Fast 1 leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Grok Code Fast 1 and Mistral Large 3 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 Code Fast 1 and Mistral Large 3 today?
Grok Code Fast 1: $0.20 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens Mistral Large 3: $0.50 input / $1.50 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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