Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 vs Grok 4.6
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Mistral AI | xAI |
| Family | Mistral Small 4 119b 2603 | Grok 4 |
| Model | Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 | Grok 4.6 |
| Version | Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 | Grok 4.6 |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | Unknown | Unknown |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | 2026-02-01 |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1,048,576 | 500,000 |
| Total parameters | 119,401,317,952 | Unknown |
| Active parameters | 6,500,000,000 | Unknown |
| License | apache-2.0 | Unknown |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| API available | Unknown | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | No |
| Provider access | Openrouter (Standard) | xAI (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, tools | chat, generation, reasoning, tools |
12 comparable fields · 8 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 Capabilities
Grok 4.6 Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 vs Grok 4.6 FAQs
Is Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 or Grok 4.6 better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 and Grok 4.6, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 or Grok 4.6?+
Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 is $0.15 and Grok 4.6 is $2.00 per million tokens, so Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 is cheaper on this metric. Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 is $0.60 and Grok 4.6 is $6.00 per million tokens, so Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 or Grok 4.6?+
Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 has the larger sourced context window. Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 supports 1,048,576 and Grok 4.6 supports 500,000.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 or Grok 4.6?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 or Grok 4.6 be self-hosted?+
Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 is open weight; Grok 4.6 is not marked open weight.
Can Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 and Grok 4.6 understand images?+
Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 is documented with image input; Grok 4.6 is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 or Grok 4.6?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 is — and Grok 4.6 is —.
Do Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 and Grok 4.6 support reasoning and tool use?+
Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Grok 4.6: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 or Grok 4.6?+
Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 has 1 sourced provider route; Grok 4.6 has 1, a tie.
Which offers better value, Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603 or Grok 4.6?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.