Grok 3 Mini vs Mistral Large 2
Grok 3 Mini (2025) and Mistral Large 2 (2025) are compact production models from xAI and MistralAI. Grok 3 Mini ships a 131k-token context window, while Mistral Large 2 ships a 128k-token context window. On pricing, Grok 3 Mini costs $0.25/1M input tokens versus $0.48/1M for the alternative. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads.
Grok 3 Mini is ~92% cheaper at $0.25/1M; pay for Mistral Large 2 only for vision-heavy evaluation.
Decision scorecard
Local evidence first| Signal | Grok 3 Mini | Mistral Large 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | multimodal apps and provider-routed production | multimodal apps, tool-calling agents, and provider-routed production |
| Decision fit | RAG, Long context, and Vision | Coding, RAG, and Agents |
| Context window | 131k | 128k |
| Cheapest output | $1.27/1M tokens | $2.40/1M tokens |
| Provider routes | 2 tracked | 3 tracked |
| Shared benchmarks | 0 shared | 0 shared |
Decision tradeoffs
- Grok 3 Mini has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
- Grok 3 Mini has the lower cheapest tracked output price at $1.27/1M tokens.
- Local decision data tags Grok 3 Mini for RAG, Long context, and Vision.
- Mistral Large 2 has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
- Mistral Large 2 uniquely exposes JSON / Tool use in local model data.
- Local decision data tags Mistral Large 2 for Coding, RAG, and Agents.
Monthly cost at traffic
Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.
Grok 3 Mini
$518
Cheapest tracked route/tier: Microsoft Foundry
Mistral Large 2
$984
Cheapest tracked route/tier: AWS Bedrock
Estimated monthly gap: $467. Batch, cache, alternate speed tiers, and negotiated pricing are excluded from this local estimate.
Switch friction
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Grok 3 Mini and Mistral Large 2; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Mistral Large 2 is $1.13/1M tokens higher on cheapest tracked output pricing, so quality gains need to justify the spend.
- Mistral Large 2 adds JSON / Tool use in local capability data.
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Mistral Large 2 and Grok 3 Mini; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Grok 3 Mini is $1.13/1M tokens lower on cheapest tracked output pricing before cache, batch, or negotiated discounts.
- Check replacement coverage for JSON / Tool use before moving production traffic.
Specs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025-02-17 | 2025-11-25 |
| Context window | 131k | 128k |
| Parameters | — | 123B |
| Architecture | - | Decoder Only |
| License | Proprietary | Mistral License |
| Openness | Proprietary | Open weights |
| Weights | Not released | Unknown |
| Code | Unknown | Unknown |
| Commercial use | Commercial use: conditional | Commercial use: non-commercial |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-11 | 2025-07 |
Pricing and availability
| Pricing attribute | Grok 3 Mini | Mistral Large 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.25/1M tokens | $0.48/1M tokens |
| Output price | $1.27/1M tokens | $2.40/1M tokens |
| Providers |
Capabilities
| Capability | Grok 3 Mini | Mistral Large 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | Yes | Yes |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| JSON / Tool use | No | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | Yes |
| Code execution | No | No |
| IDE integration | No | No |
| Computer use | No | No |
| Parallel agents | No | No |
Benchmarks
No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.
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Last reviewed: 2026-06-16. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.