MISTRAL VS XAI
Mistral Large 3 vs Grok Build 0.1
Mistral Large 3 is about 1.7x cheaper than Grok Build 0.1 on a blended 3:1 input:output rate — the same 10K-in/2K-out request costs $0.008 vs $0.014. Mistral Large 3 has the larger context window (262,144 vs 256,000 tokens).
Pricing verified
API pricing per 1M tokens
| Model | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | Blended (3:1 mix) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Large 3 | $0.50 | $1.50 | $0.75 |
| Grok Build 0.1 | $1.00 | $2.00 | $1.25 |
Rates from official Mistral pricing and official xAI pricing, checked 2026-08-11.
What a real workload costs
Example: one request with 10,000 input tokens and 2,000 output tokens, then that request at 100,000 runs per month.
| Model | Per request (10K in / 2K out) | Per month (100K requests) | Monthly delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Large 3 | $0.008 | $800 | — |
| Grok Build 0.1 | $0.014 | $1,400 | +$600 |
Model your own prompt sizes and volumes in the token cost analyzer, or check caching savings with the prompt caching calculator.
Specs side by side
| Spec | Mistral Large 3 | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral | xAI |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 256,000 tokens |
| Model class | General text | General text |
| Tokenizer | Proprietary (counts estimated) | Proprietary (counts estimated) |
Count tokens for each model on its own page: Mistral Large 3 token counter and Grok Build 0.1 token counter. All Mistral models are on the Mistral Token Counter. All xAI models are on the Grok Token Counter.
FAQ
Mistral Large 3 vs Grok Build 0.1 FAQ
Which is cheaper, Mistral Large 3 or Grok Build 0.1?
Mistral Large 3 is cheaper. At rates checked 2026-08-11, Mistral Large 3 costs $0.50 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens, while Grok Build 0.1 costs $1.00 input / $2.00 output — about a 1.7x difference on a typical 3:1 input-heavy workload.
How much does a real request cost on Mistral Large 3 vs Grok Build 0.1?
A request with 10,000 input tokens and 2,000 output tokens costs about $0.008 on Mistral Large 3 and $0.014 on Grok Build 0.1. At 100,000 such requests per month that is $800 vs $1,400 — a difference of $600 per month.
Which has the bigger context window, Mistral Large 3 or Grok Build 0.1?
Mistral Large 3. It supports 262,144 tokens of context versus 256,000 tokens — roughly 197,000 English words in one request.
Do Mistral Large 3 and Grok Build 0.1 count tokens the same way?
Not exactly. Mistral Large 3 uses a proprietary tokenizer (counts are estimates) and Grok Build 0.1 uses a proprietary tokenizer (counts are estimates). The same prompt will tokenize differently, which shifts effective cost per word.