Model comparison
Grok 4.20 Reasoning vs Mistral Large 3
Compare Grok 4.20 Reasoning vs Mistral Large 3 API pricing: input/output token costs, cache pricing, context windows, workload estimates, and routing fit.
Grok 4.20 Reasoning
xai · grok-4.20-0309-reasoning
- Input
- $1.25
- Output
- $2.5
- Context
- 1M
Mistral Large 3
mistral · mistral/mistral-large-3
- Input
- $0.5
- Output
- $1.5
- Context
- 262.1K
Quick take
Mistral Large 3 has the lower input price at $0.5 per 1M input tokens. Mistral Large 3 is cheaper for the example blended workload below. Grok 4.20 Reasoning has the larger context window at 1M tokens.
Choose Grok 4.20 Reasoning if...
- Grok 4.20 Reasoning is safer for long documents, repository analysis, and RAG prompts because it has the larger context window.
- Grok 4.20 Reasoning gives more room for long generated answers, reports, or code output.
- Grok 4.20 Reasoning is stronger when the same large prompt or document is reused because it supports prompt caching.
Choose Mistral Large 3 if...
- Mistral Large 3 is the better default for cost-sensitive traffic and repeated high-volume calls.
- Mistral Large 3 is required if images, screenshots, or visual documents are part of the workflow.
Example workload cost
Estimates use input tokens plus 20% output tokens. They exclude provider discounts, cache hits, and tool/search surcharges.
| Workload | Grok 4.20 Reasoning | Mistral Large 3 | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M input + 200K output | $1.75 | $0.80 | Mistral Large 3 |
| 10M input + 2M output | $17.50 | $8.00 | Mistral Large 3 |
| 100M input + 20M output | $175.00 | $80.00 | Mistral Large 3 |
Context, output, and capability fit
Grok 4.20 Reasoning provides the larger context window. Check max output separately when the task needs long reports, code generation, or full-document rewrites.
- Grok 4.20 Reasoning max output
- 1M
- Mistral Large 3 max output
- 262.1K
- Grok 4.20 Reasoning features
- prompt caching, function calling
- Mistral Large 3 features
- function calling, vision
Risk notes for Grok 4.20 Reasoning
- No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.
Risk notes for Mistral Large 3
- No prompt caching in this snapshot: repeated long-context calls may be more expensive.
Routing tags
frontierreasoningagentslong-contextmultimodalragcodingopen-weightenterpriselocal-open