AI model comparison
Mistral Large 4 vs Grok 4.5
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
Mistral Large 4 is a frontier multimodal (text and image input) model from Mistral AI built for reasoning, coding, and agentic workloads.
- Input / 1M
- $0.68
- Output / 1M
- $2.09
- Context
- 1.05M
Grok 4.5 is a model from SpaceXAI with frontier performance on coding, knowledge work, and STEM.
- Input / 1M
- $2
- Output / 1M
- $6
- Context
- 500K
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At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Mistral Large 4
2.9x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Grok 4.5
38.8 vs 38.4 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Mistral Large 4
1.05M vs 500K tokens
Newer release
Mistral Large 4
Released October 6, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Mistral Large 438.4Coding index
Mistral Large 4Not availableAgentic index
Mistral Large 4Not availablePricing
Mistral Large 4 vs Grok 4.5 API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.68 | $2 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $2.09 | $6 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.07 | $0.30 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
| Long-context pricingPer 1M tokens, for very long prompts | Same rate at any length | $4 in / $12 out above 200K |
| Web searchPer request | Not available | $0.005 |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Mistral Large 4$2.40Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Mistral Large 4$28.76$10.46 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
Mistral Large 4$106.18$14.68 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1.05M tokens | 500K tokens |
| Max output | 262K tokens | 450K tokens |
| Input types | Image, Text | File, Image, Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | High, None | High, Medium, Low |
| Default reasoning effort | High | High |
| Release date | October 6, 2026 | July 8, 2026 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Not supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Mistral Large 4 is 2.9x cheaper for a typical chat. Grok 4.5 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (38.8 vs 38.4). Mistral Large 4 has the larger context window (1.05M vs 500K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large 4 or Grok 4.5 cheaper?
Mistral Large 4 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Mistral Large 4 costs $0.68 per 1M input tokens and $2.09 per 1M output tokens, while Grok 4.5 costs $2 per 1M input tokens and $6 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Mistral Large 4 or Grok 4.5?
Mistral Large 4 supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 500K for Grok 4.5.
Is Mistral Large 4 smarter than Grok 4.5?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Mistral Large 4 scores 38.4 and Grok 4.5 scores 38.8, putting Grok 4.5 ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Mistral Large 4 and Grok 4.5 at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Mistral Large 4 and Grok 4.5 answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Mistral Large 4 and Grok 4.5 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.