Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok Code Fast 1 offers 10.0K more tokens in context window than Ministral 8B Instruct. Ministral 8B Instruct is $1.50 cheaper per million tokens. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
xAI
Grok Code Fast was developed as a specialized coding model optimized for speed, designed to provide rapid code completion, generation, and assistance. Built to serve developers requiring quick feedback and iterative coding support, it combines programming expertise with low-latency responses.
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.
10 months newer

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI
2024-10-16

Grok Code Fast 1
xAI
2025-08-28
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Grok Code Fast 1

Ministral 8B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics

Grok Code Fast 1
xAI

Ministral 8B Instruct

Grok Code Fast 1

Ministral 8B Instruct

Grok Code Fast 1

Ministral 8B Instruct
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