Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Mistral Small 4

A-TIER

Mistral (La Plateforme)

Intelligence Score 82/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window Long context

Pricing Model Free / Open

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DEPRECATED

Grok (xAI)

This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.

Intelligence Score 96/100

Context Window 2M

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 96/100 vs 82/100, Grok 4.1 Fast outperforms Mistral Small 4 by 14 points.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Mistral Small 4	Grok 4.1 Fast
Context Window	Long context	2M
Architecture	Transformer (Open Weight)	Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~75-79%	~92-95%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Paid / Commercial
Rate Limit (RPM)	1 request/second	Varies (low for free tier)
Daily Limit	-	Credit-based
Capabilities	No specific data	No specific data
Performance Tier	B-Tier (Strong)	S-Tier (Elite)
Speed Estimate	Medium	Medium
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	General Purpose
Model Size	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
Limitations	Phone verification required Data training opt-in required 1 request/second rate limit	$25/month credit cap (generous but finite) Lower rate limits on free tier Vision models have smaller context
Key Strengths	Access to Mistral's open-weight models OpenAI-compatible API endpoints Function calling support	Monthly renewing $25 free credits OpenAI-compatible API (drop-in replacement) Real-time knowledge from X/Twitter data