Grok 2 vs Mistral Large 2
A complete head-to-head: pricing, context window, benchmarks, modality coverage, and openness, with a programmatic verdict synthesized from the underlying data.
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Grok 2 specs · Mistral Large 2 specs- PriceMistral Large 2
Mistral Large 2 publishes pricing ($6.00 / 1M output tokens) while Grok 2 does not.
- Context windowTie
Both ship a 128K-token context window.
- BenchmarksTie
No directly comparable public benchmarks are available for both models, check the spec sheets for individual scores.
- ModalitiesGrok 2
Grok 2 supports 2 modalities (text, vision) vs 1 for Mistral Large 2.
- OpennessMistral Large 2
Mistral Large 2 ships open weights (Mistral Research License); Grok 2 is API-only.
On balance Mistral Large 2 edges ahead, winning 2 of 5 categories against Grok 2's 1. Mistral Large 2 publishes pricing ($6.00 / 1M output tokens) while Grok 2 does not. Both ship a 128K-token context window.
No directly comparable public benchmarks are available for both models, check the spec sheets for individual scores. They differ in modality coverage, Grok 2 handles text, vision while Mistral Large 2 handles text, which can be the deciding factor before you even look at benchmarks. Mistral Large 2 ships open weights (Mistral Research License); Grok 2 is API-only.
Both shipped within roughly a month of each other in 2024, so they share the same generation of training data and tooling. Grok 2 is usually picked for chatbots workloads, while Mistral Large 2 sees more deployments in coding llm and multilingual. If pricing matters more than every last benchmark point, run the numbers in the calculator below before committing.
Side-by-side specs
| Spec | Grok 2 | Mistral Large 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Mistral |
| Released | Aug 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Modalities | text, vision | text |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | , | , |
| Input · 1M | Pricing not published | $2.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output · 1M | Pricing not published | $6.00 / 1M tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | , | 2024-04 |
| Open weights | No | Yes (Mistral Research License) |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
Pricing at scale
What you'd actually pay at typical workloads. Numbers come from each model's published per-million-token rates.
- Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day, vs $15.00
- Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day, vs $150
- RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day, vs $336
Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day: pricing not directly comparable (one or both models are missing public per-token rates). Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day: pricing not directly comparable (one or both models are missing public per-token rates). RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day: pricing not directly comparable (one or both models are missing public per-token rates).
Estimated spend for the listed models at your usage. Numbers are derived from each model's published per-million-token rates.
- Grok 2Pricing unavailable
- Mistral Large 2$0.500
Benchmarks compared
Only sourced numbers. Where a benchmark is missing for one model we show the available value rather than fabricating the other.
- MMLU,84.0
- HumanEval,92.0
Grok 2 fits when…
- Free on X Premium
- Real-time data
- Multimodal needs covering vision.
Mistral Large 2 fits when…
- Strong code and math
- EU data residency
- Multilingual
- Self-hosting and on-prem requirements, open weights (Mistral Research License).
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Frequently asked
Is Grok 2 or Mistral Large 2 cheaper?
Per-token pricing isn't published for at least one of these models, check each model's spec page for current rates.Which has the larger context window?
Both Grok 2 and Mistral Large 2 ship a 128K-token context window.Is Grok 2 or Mistral Large 2 better for coding?
Both Grok 2 and Mistral Large 2 are competitive on coding benchmarks. See each model's individual spec page for HumanEval and SWE-bench scores where published. For an opinionated pick, consult our Best LLM for Coding ranking.Are either of these models open source?
Mistral Large 2 ships open weights (Mistral Research License). Grok 2 is API-only.When were Grok 2 and Mistral Large 2 released?
Grok 2 was released by xAI on 2024-08-13. Mistral Large 2 was released by Mistral on 2024-07-24.
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