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Grok 4.6 vs. Mistral Large 3
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| Attribute | Grok 4.6 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Released | Aug 12, 2026 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Availability | Active | Active |
| Model type | Proprietary | Open Weights |
| Parameters | Not published | 675B, 41B active |
| Architecture | Not published | Mixture of Experts |
| Context window | 500,000 tokens | 256,000 tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | February 1, 2026 | Not published |
| Technical sources | Model | Model |
| API pricing per 1M tokens | ||
| API input | $2 ≤200K / $4 >200K | $0.5 |
| API output | $6 ≤200K / $12 >200K | $1.5 |
| Cache read | $0.5 ≤200K / $1 >200K | Not listed |
| Cache write (5 min.) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Cache write (1 hr.) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Price verified | 08/16/2026Source | 07/30/2026Source |
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| Benchmark and task | Grok 4.6 | Mistral Large 3 | Comparability | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Text, Style ControlOverall | 1,464.323 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±11.88The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,414.798 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±3.173The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:overallTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,448 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 59,196 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlBusiness, management and finance | 1,455.102 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±27.332The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,412.96 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±6.188The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:industry_business_and_management_and_financial_operationsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 442 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 11,241 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlChinese | 1,535.167 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±39.462The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,429.195 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±11.167The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:chineseTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 215 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 3,176 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlCoding | 1,511.77 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±26.72The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,468.172 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±5.487The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:codingTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 485 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 14,576 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlCreative writing | 1,472.894 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±31.578The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,374.812 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±6.696The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:creative_writingTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 379 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 9,516 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlEnglish | 1,459.266 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±18.461The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,428.092 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±4.322The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:englishTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 998 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 27,057 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlEntertainment, sports and media | 1,455.476 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±28.81The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,374.062 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±6.028The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:industry_entertainment_and_sports_and_mediaTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 448 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 11,988 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlExcluding ties | 1,469.633 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±16.492The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,402.073 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±4.45The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:exclude_tiesTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,782 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 42,743 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlExpert prompts | 1,479.969 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±34.191The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,425.617 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±8.821The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:expertTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 272 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,022 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlHard prompts | 1,488.551 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±15.88The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,431.831 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±3.992The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:hard_promptsTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,397 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 35,076 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlHard prompts, English | 1,472.181 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±25.031The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,439.235 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±5.258The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:hard_prompts_englishTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 543 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 16,489 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlInstruction following | 1,460.755 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±21.635The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,401.455 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±5.054The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:instruction_followingTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 732 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 17,943 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlLife, physical and social science | 1,497.908 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±31.96The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,427.837 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±6.466The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:industry_life_and_physical_and_social_scienceTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 335 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 9,572 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlLonger queries | 1,485.451 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±18.11The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,418.594 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±4.972The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:longer_queryTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,103 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 20,121 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlMulti-turn | 1,444.26 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±31.774The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,421.924 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±6.397The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:multi_turnTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 352 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 10,237 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlNon-English | 1,461.99 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±15.246The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,398.241 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±4.043The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:non_englishTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,450 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 32,134 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlRussian | 1,446.737 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±34.404The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,409.573 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±7.885The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:russianTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 275 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,987 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlSoftware and IT services | 1,511.885 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±20.78The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,456.428 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±4.685The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:industry_software_and_it_servicesTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 805 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 22,035 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
| Arena Text, Style ControlWriting, literature and language | 1,455.393 arena pointsHigher measured value 95% confidence interval: ±25.717The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | 1,389.648 arena points 95% confidence interval: ±5.636The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result. | style-control-v1style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingHigher is betterCohort: lmarena-text-style-control:2026-08-12:industry_writing_and_literature_and_languageTest setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerGrok 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 controlGrok 4.6: Style-controlled Arena rating from 543 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 13,904 anonymous pairwise votes. | ArenaType: Official benchmark leaderboardLeaderboard updated: 2026-08-12Import ID: lmarena-eeedf9209373a7f9b324bfb839e7b02fedacd1e5-1611ed64f3f1Retrieved 2026-08-16 |
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