Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok-2 mini leads with 30.2% higher average benchmark score. Grok-2 mini supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Grok-2 mini is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
xAI
Grok 2 Mini was created as a more efficient variant of Grok 2, designed to provide strong capabilities with reduced computational requirements. Built to make Grok 2's advancements accessible to applications with tighter resource constraints, it balances performance with practical deployment needs.
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B was developed as a compact yet capable model from Mistral AI, designed to provide strong instruction-following with just 8 billion parameters. Built for applications requiring efficient deployment while maintaining reliable performance, it represents Mistral's smallest production-ready offering.
2 months newer

Grok-2 mini
xAI
2024-08-13

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI
2024-10-16
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Grok-2 mini

Ministral 8B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Grok-2 mini

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI

Grok-2 mini

Ministral 8B Instruct

Grok-2 mini

Ministral 8B Instruct