Mistral Small 4 vs Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning
Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning comes out ahead, 72 to 65 on our weighted score.
Mistral AIMistral Small 4
65/100- ECI—
- Price$0.15 / $0.60
- Context256K
- Our pick
xAIGrok 4 Fast Non Reasoning
72/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.50
- Context2M
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Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is our pick
Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Mistral Small 4 (65). It leads on context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceMistral Small 4Mistral Small 4 $0.263 · Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning $0.275 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGrok 4 Fast Non ReasoningGrok 4 Fast Non Reasoning 2,000,000 · Mistral Small 4 256,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGrok 4 Fast Non ReasoningMistral Small 4: Text, Images · Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning: Text, Images, Audio, Video
- Self-hostingMistral Small 4Publishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Mistral Small 4 | Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 74 | 73 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 70 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 36 | 72 |
| Overall | 100% | 65/100 | 72/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Mistral Small 4Mistral AI | Grok 4 Fast Non ReasoningxAI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.15 (best) | $0.20 |
| Output | $0.60 | $0.50 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.015 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.263 (best) | $0.275 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Mistral API | Median of 7 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 256,000 tokens | 2,000,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 256,000 tokens | 2,000,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | Yes |
| Video | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yeshigh | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | mistral-small-2603 | — |
| API providers | 21 (best) | 8 |
| Released | Mar 16, 2026 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Mistral Small 4$2.70
- Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning$3.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Mistral Small 4 or Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning?
Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Mistral Small 4 (65). It leads on context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 4 or Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning?
Mistral Small 4 is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.60 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning costs $0.20 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (median across 7 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.263 per million tokens for Mistral Small 4 versus $0.275 for Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning (1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Mistral Small 4 has not been scored yet and Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Mistral Small 4 and Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning has the largest context window at 2,000,000 tokens, against 256,000 for Mistral Small 4. Maximum output per response: Mistral Small 4 up to 256,000, Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning up to 2,000,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Mistral Small 4 accepts text and images; Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning accepts text, images, audio and video. Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Mistral Small 4 publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Mistral Small 4 is the newest, released Mar 16, 2026. Grok 4 Fast Non Reasoning came out Dec 18, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Mistral Small 4 Jun 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
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