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Grok 4.6 vs. Mistral Large 3

Compare published benchmark results from matching versions and cohorts, API pricing, and technical specifications. Any documented test setup differences remain visible.

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38
distinct benchmarks
10
latest retrieval
2026-09-29

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Specifications

General specifications

Release date, availability, context window, architecture, and published parameter counts at a glance. Undisclosed details remain marked as unavailable.

Specifications for Grok 4.6 and Mistral Large 3
AttributeGrok 4.6Mistral Large 3
ProviderxAIMistral AI
ReleasedAug 12, 2026Dec 2, 2025
AvailabilityActiveActive
Model typeProprietaryOpen Weights
ParametersNot published675B, 41B active
ArchitectureNot publishedMixture of Experts
Context window500,000 tokens262,144 tokens
Knowledge cutoffFebruary 1, 2026Not published
Technical sourcesModelModel, Context

Pricing

API pricing compared

The table compares official standard API rates per 1M tokens, including published cache pricing. Batch, fast, priority, regional surcharges, tool calls, and cloud platform pricing are excluded.

API pricing for Grok 4.6 and Mistral Large 3
Price typeGrok 4.6Mistral Large 3
API input$2 ≤200K / $4 >200K$0.5
API output$6 ≤200K / $12 >200K$1.5
Cache read$0.5 ≤200K / $1 >200KNot listed
Cache write (5 min.)Not listedNot listed
Cache write (1 hr.)Not listedNot listed
Price verified09/22/2026 Source09/22/2026 Source
Grok 4.6Mistral Large 3
API inputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Grok 4.6$2
Mistral Large 3Lower price$0.5
API outputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Grok 4.6$6
Mistral Large 3Lower price$1.5

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Pricing by provider

Direct developer pricing and provider endpoint tariffs routed through OpenRouter are listed separately. Prices are in USD per 1M tokens. Context-dependent direct tiers plus regional, Flex, Priority, and other OpenRouter tariffs remain individually identifiable.

Provider pricing for Grok 4.6 and Mistral Large 3
ModelProviderPurchase route and tariffInput per 1M tokensOutput per 1M tokensSource
Grok 4.6xAIDirect from developerUp to 200,000 context tokensLowest listed price: $2Lowest listed price: $6Source09/22/2026
xAIDirect from developerAbove 200,000 context tokens$4$12Source09/22/2026
Amazon BedrockVia OpenRouteramazon-bedrock/us-west-2$2.2$6.6Source10/02/2026
xAIVia OpenRouterxaiLowest listed price: $2Lowest listed price: $6Source10/02/2026
xAIVia OpenRouterxai/priority$4$12Source10/02/2026
xAIVia OpenRouterxai/zdrLowest listed price: $2Lowest listed price: $6Source10/02/2026
xAIVia OpenRouterxai/zdr/priority$4$12Source10/02/2026
xAIVia OpenRouterxai/zdr/us$2.2$6.6Source10/02/2026
Mistral Large 3Mistral AIDirect from developerStandard APILowest listed price: $0.5Lowest listed price: $1.5Source09/22/2026
MistralVia OpenRoutermistral/eu$0.55$1.65Source10/02/2026
MistralVia OpenRoutermistral/zdrLowest listed price: $0.5Lowest listed price: $1.5Source10/02/2026

Performance

Shared benchmarks

Only published results with the same benchmark version, task, metric, and comparison cohort are paired. Different reasoning levels, agents, harnesses, or output limits appear directly in the table.

Capability profile from matched benchmarks

Each axis averages directly matched benchmark families. A value of 100 means the stronger value within this pair, not a universal quality score.

255075100CodingReasoningKnowledgeFinanceLegalEducation
Grok 4.6
Mistral Large 3
Coding: 100 / 53 (2 benchmark families)
Reasoning: 100 / 72.3 (1 benchmark family)
Knowledge: 100 / 89.3 (1 benchmark family)
Finance: 99.1 / 91.1 (3 benchmark families)
Legal: 100 / 91.7 (1 benchmark family)
Education: 100 / 85.1 (1 benchmark family)

9 matched rows from 9 benchmark families were considered. The radar shows 6 of 6 comparable categories.

Grok 4.6Mistral Large 3
CorpFin v2Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.6Winner66.161 %
Mistral Large 361.033 %
GPQA DiamondOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.6Winner94.697 %
Mistral Large 368.434 %
LegalBenchOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.6Winner86.307 %
Mistral Large 379.138 %
LiveCodeBench v6Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.6Winner88.224 %
Mistral Large 355.337 %
LMArena Text, Style ControlOverall. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
Grok 4.6Higher measured value1,453.397
Mistral Large 31,413.254
MMLU-ProOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.6Winner89.4 %
Mistral Large 379.823 %
MortgageTaxOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.6Winner64.189 %
Mistral Large 352.106 %
SAGEOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.6Winner28.9 %
Mistral Large 324.595 %
SWE-bench VerifiedOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.6Winner95.6 %
Mistral Large 341.4 %
TaxEval v2Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Grok 4.671.096 %
Mistral Large 3Winner73.058 %
LMArena Text, Style ControlBusiness, management and finance. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
Grok 4.6Higher measured value1,447.416
Mistral Large 31,409.446
LMArena Text, Style ControlChinese. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
Grok 4.6Higher measured value1,502.981
Mistral Large 31,434.058

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Benchmark scores for Grok 4.6 and Mistral Large 3
Benchmark and taskGrok 4.6Mistral Large 3Source
CorpFin v2Overall
Test details
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 2Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better
Winner66.161 %
61.033 %
Vals AI
Source details
Data as of: 08/12/2026
GPQA DiamondOverall
Test details
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better
Winner94.697 %
68.434 %
Vals AI
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LegalBenchOverall
Test details
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better
Winner86.307 %
79.138 %
Vals AI
Source details
Data as of: 09/27/2026
LiveCodeBench v6Overall
Test details
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better
Winner88.224 %
55.337 %
Vals AI
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlOverall
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 21,380 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 77,456 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,453.397
95% confidence interval: ±5.242The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,413.254
95% confidence interval: ±2.912The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
MMLU-ProOverall
Test details
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better
Winner89.4 %
79.823 %
Vals AI
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
MortgageTaxOverall
Test details
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better
Winner64.189 %
52.106 %
Vals AI
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
SAGEOverall
Test details
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better
Winner28.9 %
24.595 %
Vals AI
Source details
Data as of: 09/26/2026
SWE-bench VerifiedOverall
Test details
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better
Winner95.6 %
41.4 %
Vals AI
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
TaxEval v2Overall
Test details
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 2Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better
71.096 %
Winner73.058 %
Vals AI
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlBusiness, management and finance
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,164 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 14,597 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,447.416
95% confidence interval: ±9.612The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,409.446
95% confidence interval: ±5.509The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlChinese
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,707 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,845 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,502.981
95% confidence interval: ±14.739The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,434.058
95% confidence interval: ±8.22The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlCoding
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,539 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 19,574 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,507.402
95% confidence interval: ±8.493The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,469.182
95% confidence interval: ±4.902The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlCreative writing
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,559 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 13,448 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,444.507
95% confidence interval: ±9.71The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,372.648
95% confidence interval: ±5.824The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlEnglish
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 8,594 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 32,060 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,456.489
95% confidence interval: ±7.091The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,426.615
95% confidence interval: ±4.05The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlEntertainment, sports and media
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,466 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 16,716 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,440.971
95% confidence interval: ±8.913The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,371.316
95% confidence interval: ±5.299The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlExcluding ties
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 15,795 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 56,501 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,455.675
95% confidence interval: ±6.93The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,400.18
95% confidence interval: ±4.058The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlExpert prompts
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,489 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 7,295 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,489.565
95% confidence interval: ±12.215The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,427.543
95% confidence interval: ±7.482The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlFrench
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 574 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,181 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,488.187
95% confidence interval: ±25.71The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,432.389
95% confidence interval: ±14.389The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlGerman
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 387 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,257 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,455.753
95% confidence interval: ±30.673The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,409.467
95% confidence interval: ±17.833The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlHard prompts
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 14,049 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 47,316 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,478.04
95% confidence interval: ±6.111The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,431.274
95% confidence interval: ±3.63The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlHard prompts, English
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,649 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 19,638 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,475.829
95% confidence interval: ±8.469The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,439.274
95% confidence interval: ±4.91The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlInstruction following
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 7,687 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 24,861 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,450.943
95% confidence interval: ±7.537The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,400.115
95% confidence interval: ±4.491The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlJapanese
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 350 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 830 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,408.852
95% confidence interval: ±33.025The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,382.659
95% confidence interval: ±22.106The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlKorean
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 406 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,318 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,428.58
95% confidence interval: ±30.047The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,356.821
95% confidence interval: ±17.794The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlLegal and government
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,884 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,879 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,452.3
95% confidence interval: ±14.019The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,421.357
95% confidence interval: ±8.211The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlLife, physical and social science
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 3,518 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 12,690 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,471.756
95% confidence interval: ±10.373The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,428.685
95% confidence interval: ±5.734The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlLonger queries
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 10,166 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 29,146 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,471.292
95% confidence interval: ±6.966The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,417.29
95% confidence interval: ±4.417The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlMath
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,019 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,411 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,442.604
95% confidence interval: ±18.439The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,401.493
95% confidence interval: ±9.177The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlMathematical professions
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,259 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,047 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,483.156
95% confidence interval: ±16.859The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,413.935
95% confidence interval: ±9.781The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlMedicine and healthcare
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,465 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,443 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,461.875
95% confidence interval: ±15.828The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,430.076
95% confidence interval: ±8.59The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlMulti-turn
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 3,295 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 13,164 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,443.518
95% confidence interval: ±10.813The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,419.382
95% confidence interval: ±5.74The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlNon-English
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 12,779 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 45,384 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,446.555
95% confidence interval: ±6.207The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,397.089
95% confidence interval: ±3.587The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlPolish
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 307 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,754 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,446.755
95% confidence interval: ±32.557The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,414.116
95% confidence interval: ±14.298The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlRussian
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,635 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 9,292 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,453.105
95% confidence interval: ±11.963The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,408.043
95% confidence interval: ±6.505The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlSoftware and IT services
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 8,277 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 29,068 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,492.962
95% confidence interval: ±7.164The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,455.584
95% confidence interval: ±4.237The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlSpanish
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 542 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,328 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,429.388
95% confidence interval: ±25.495The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,405.285
95% confidence interval: ±13.338The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlWriting, literature and language
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGrok 4.6: Snapshot: grok-4.6-high, Reasoning: high, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Grok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,980 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 19,002 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,445.501
95% confidence interval: ±8.401The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,388.294
95% confidence interval: ±4.988The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/25/2026

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Our model tests

Our tests

Compare how the models respond to the same prompt. Each test shows the first attempt, with no subsequent fixes to the generated code. These results do not contribute to an overall score.

Pelican on a bicycle

A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.

Grok 4.6

API access was unavailable for this run. The model was not evaluated.

Reasoning (requested): high

First attempt
Run date
7 Sept 2026
API provider
openrouter
Requested API model
x-ai/grok-4.6
Reasoning setting
high
Pinned endpoint
xAI | x-ai/grok-4.6-20260810
Temperature
Provider default
Token limit including reasoning
8,192 tokens
Test protocol
community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks
Not run

Not yet visually reviewed. A successful recording does not confirm correct physics or full compliance with the prompt.

Mistral Large 3

API access was unavailable for this run. The model was not evaluated.

Reasoning (model default): no reasoning mode Source

First attempt
Run date
7 Sept 2026
API provider
openrouter
Requested API model
mistralai/mistral-large-2512
Reasoning setting
not specified
Pinned endpoint
Mistral | mistralai/mistral-large-2512
Temperature
Provider default
Token limit including reasoning
8,192 tokens
Test protocol
community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks
Not run

Not yet visually reviewed. A successful recording does not confirm correct physics or full compliance with the prompt.

Prompt and test conditions

Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle

Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens

Task origin (Simon Willison)

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