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  3. Grok 4.6 vs Mistral Large 3

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026

Grok 4.6 vs Mistral Large 3 benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Grok 4.6 delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,592 vs 1,456), while Grok 4.6 leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (69.1%), while Grok 4.6 is more budget-friendly at $6/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Grok 4.6 holds the advantage over Mistral Large 3 in overall benchmark performance and human evaluation rankings. Choose Grok 4.6 for demanding workloads, or review the breakdown below to compare coding and pricing metrics.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

7 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Grok 4.6 (6)Mistral Large 3 (1)
Grok 4.6
6 of 7 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond✓Output speed✓Context window
Mistral Large 3
1 of 7 Wins
✓Time to first token
xAI
Leads 6 of 7 metrics
Grok 4.6

xAI Aug 12 2026 post-training refresh of Grok 4.5. Same $2/$6 API price, 500k context, stronger agentic traces.

Elo 1,592$6/1M out
Mistral
Leads 1 of 7 metrics
Mistral Large 3

Mistral European flagship with strong function calling.

Elo 1,456$6/1M out
Top Rival Showdowns for Grok 4.6
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference LeaderGrok 4.6 Wins

Grok 4.6

Δ 136 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderGrok 4.6 Wins

Grok 4.6

118 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderGrok 4.6 Wins

Grok 4.6

$6 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Grok 4.6 (7)vsMistral Large 3 (1)
Grok 4.6: 7W (88%)Overall: Grok 4.6Mistral Large 3: 1W (12%)
← Grok 4.62 tiesMistral Large 3 →
🏆Grok 4.6(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Grok 4.6vsMistral Large 3
Preference Elo
1,592vs1,456+136
Coding Elo
1,568vs—
SWE-bench
69.1%vs55.4%+13.7%
LiveBench
71.4%vs61.8%+9.6%
GPQA Diamond
84.6%vs74.1%+10.5%
Grok 4.6: 5WMistral Large 3: 0W
Tied (1-1)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Grok 4.6vsMistral Large 3
Output speed
118 tok/svs112 tok/s+6 tok/s
Time to first token
195 msvs190 ms+5 ms
Grok 4.6: 1WMistral Large 3: 1W
🏆Grok 4.6(1/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Grok 4.6vsMistral Large 3
Output price
$6/1Mvs$6/1M
Input price
$2/1Mvs$2/1M
Context window
500kvs128k+372k
Grok 4.6: 1WMistral Large 3: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+136
Grok 4.61,592
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
Mistral Large 31,456
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Coding Elo
Grok 4.61,568
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
Mistral Large 3—
LiveBench+9.6%
Grok 4.671.4%
livebench · Aug 16, 2026
Mistral Large 361.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
SWE-bench+13.7%
Grok 4.669.1%
swebench · Aug 16, 2026
Mistral Large 355.4%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
GPQA Diamond+10.5%
Grok 4.684.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Mistral Large 374.1%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first token+5 ms
Grok 4.6195 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Mistral Large 3190 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speed+6 tok/s
Grok 4.6118 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Mistral Large 3112 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input price
Grok 4.6$2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral Large 3$2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output price
Grok 4.6$6/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral Large 3$6/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context window+372k
Grok 4.6500k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral Large 3128k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkGrok 4.6Mistral Large 3Advantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,592
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
1,456
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
+136
Coding Elo
1,568
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
——
LiveBench
71.4%
livebench · Aug 16, 2026
61.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
+9.6%
SWE-bench
69.1%
swebench · Aug 16, 2026
55.4%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
+13.7%
GPQA Diamond
84.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
74.1%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+10.5%
Time to first token
195 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
190 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+5 ms
Output speed
118 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
112 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+6 tok/s
Input price
$2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
—
Output price
$6/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$6/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
—
Context window
500k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
128k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+372k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Grok 4.6$160.00 / mo
In: $70Out: $90
Mistral Large 3$160.00 / mo
In: $70Out: $90

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Grok 4.6:Pick Grok 4.6 when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Mistral Large 3:Pick Mistral Large 3 when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.
  • 3
    Grok 4.6:Pick Grok 4.6 as the default general assistant.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGrok 4.6

Higher SWE-bench (69.1%).

High-volume chatGrok 4.6

Lower output list price ($6/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIMistral Large 3

Lower TTFT (190 ms).

Long-document RAGGrok 4.6

Larger window (500k).

Screenshots / visionGrok 4.6

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Grok 4.6).

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsGrok 4.6Higher SWE-bench (69.1%).
High-volume chatGrok 4.6Lower output list price ($6/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIMistral Large 3Lower TTFT (190 ms).
Long-document RAGGrok 4.6Larger window (500k).
Screenshots / visionGrok 4.6Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Grok 4.6).

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
compareAug 12, 2026

Grok vs ChatGPT: price and Elo, not a personality contest

Brand hub remaps to top xAI vs top OpenAI. After Aug 12 that is Grok 4.6 vs Sol.

launchAug 12, 2026

Grok 4.6 (Aug 12): post-training refresh, same $2/$6 list

xAI’s Aug 12 2026 refresh of Grok 4.5. 500k context. The Grok vs ChatGPT hub remaps here.

launchJan 18, 2026

Mistral Large 3: the European flagship with function calling

Jan 2026. Not the Elo crown. Useful when residency and tools matter more than Arena.

launchJul 10, 2025

Grok 4 remains the previous xAI flagship on this catalog

2025-07 row. 4.6 is the buy. We keep 4 so upgrade pairs and old inbound links resolve.

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Grok 4.6

Elo 1,592
SWE-bench69.1%
Speed (tok/s)118 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$2/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$6/1M
Mistral

Mistral Large 3

Elo 1,456
SWE-bench55.4%
Speed (tok/s)112 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$2/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$6/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Grok 4.6 or Mistral Large 3?
Grok 4.6 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,592). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Grok 4.6 or Mistral Large 3?
Grok 4.6 leads SWE-bench at 69.1% vs 55.4%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Grok 4.6 output tokens are $6/1M versus $6/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Grok 4.6 or Mistral Large 3?
Mistral Large 3 has the lower time-to-first-token (190 ms vs 195 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
Grok 4.6 accepts 500k tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Grok 4.6 and Mistral Large 3 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • compare · Aug 12, 2026

    Grok vs ChatGPT: price and Elo, not a personality contest

  • launch · Aug 12, 2026

    Grok 4.6 (Aug 12): post-training refresh, same $2/$6 list

  • launch · Jan 18, 2026

    Mistral Large 3: the European flagship with function calling

  • launch · Jul 10, 2025

    Grok 4 remains the previous xAI flagship on this catalog

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