Compare · updated 2026-11-01
Mistral Large vs Grok 4.7
Mistral Large is better at maths, structured data, long documents, translation; Grok 4.7 is better at quick answers, writing, coding, reasoning. Mistral Large is the cheaper of the two on output.
Measured quality by task
| Task | Mistral Large | Grok 4.7 | Better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick answers | 82/100 | 90/100 | Grok 4.7 |
| Writing | 84/100 | 90/100 | Grok 4.7 |
| Coding | 78/100 | 85/100 | Grok 4.7 |
| Reasoning | 76/100 | 80/100 | Grok 4.7 |
| Maths | 87/100 | 79/100 | Mistral Large |
| Structured data | 90/100 | 85/100 | Mistral Large |
| Long documents | 89/100 | 85/100 | Mistral Large |
| Translation | 91/100 | 86/100 | Mistral Large |
Quality is Nivana’s measured score for each kind of task, from weekly pairwise evals judged by models from several labs. Prices are live AI Gateway list prices per million tokens. Updated 2026-11-01. How this is measured.
Price and context
| Mistral Large | Grok 4.7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lab | Mistral AI | xAI |
| Input per 1M tokens | $0.7 | $2 |
| Output per 1M tokens | $2.1 | $6 |
| Typical chat answer | $0.00252 | $0.00720 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 500K |
| Router picks it for | 1 of 24 request types | Fallback only |
Which should you use?
Use the one that wins the kind of work you do most, unless the price gap outweighs the quality gap for easy requests. Or don’t choose: Nivana scores both, and the rest of the pool, on every request and sends it to whichever is best for that request.
Questions
Is Mistral Large better than Grok 4.7?
On Nivana’s weekly evals Mistral Large scores higher on 4 of 8 task types (maths, structured data, long documents, translation) and Grok 4.7 on 4 (quick answers, writing, coding, reasoning). Neither is better at everything.
Which is better for coding, Mistral Large or Grok 4.7?
Grok 4.7: 85/100 against 78/100 for Mistral Large on Nivana’s coding evals.
Which is better for writing, Mistral Large or Grok 4.7?
Grok 4.7: 90/100 against 84/100 for Mistral Large on Nivana’s writing evals.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Large or Grok 4.7?
Mistral Large: $2.1 per million output tokens against $6 for Grok 4.7, about 2.9× less. A typical chat answer costs about $0.0025 on Mistral Large and $0.0072 on Grok 4.7.
Or let the router pick, per request
Nivana sends every message to the model that scores best for it, sets how hard it thinks, and tells you which one answered. 2,000 free credits to start, no card.