Key Takeaways
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct wins:
- Cheaper input tokens
- Cheaper output tokens
Grok 4 wins:
- Larger context window
- Faster response time
- Higher intelligence benchmark
- Better at coding
- Better at math
- Supports vision
- Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
Grok 4
Context Window
Grok 4
Speed
Grok 4
Pricing Comparison
Benchmark Comparison
Context & Performance
Capabilities
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Mixtral 8x7B Instruct | Grok 4 |
|---|---|---|
Vision (Image Input) | ||
Tool/Function Calls | ||
Reasoning Mode | ||
Audio Input | ||
Audio Output | ||
PDF Input | ||
Prompt Caching | ||
Web Search |
License & Release
| Property | Mixtral 8x7B Instruct | Grok 4 |
|---|---|---|
| License | Open Source | Proprietary |
| Author | Mistral AI | Xai |
| Released | Dec 2023 | Jul 2025 |
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct Modalities
Input
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Output
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Grok 4 Modalities
Input
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Output
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