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GPT-5.6 Sol vs. Mistral Large 3

Compare published benchmark results from matching versions and cohorts, API pricing, and technical specifications. Any documented test setup differences remain visible.

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Specifications

General specifications

Release date, availability, context window, architecture, and published parameter counts at a glance. Undisclosed details remain marked as unavailable.

Specifications for GPT-5.6 Sol and Mistral Large 3
AttributeGPT-5.6 SolMistral Large 3
ProviderOpenAIMistral AI
ReleasedJul 9, 2026Dec 2, 2025
AvailabilityActiveActive
Model typeProprietaryOpen Weights
ParametersNot published675B, 41B active
ArchitectureNot publishedMixture of Experts
Context window1,050,000 tokens262,144 tokens
Knowledge cutoffFebruary 16, 2026Not published
Technical sourcesModel, Context, Knowledge cutoffModel, Context

Pricing

API pricing compared

The table compares official standard API rates per 1M tokens, including published cache pricing. Batch, fast, priority, regional surcharges, tool calls, and cloud platform pricing are excluded.

API pricing for GPT-5.6 Sol and Mistral Large 3
Price typeGPT-5.6 SolMistral Large 3
API input$4 ≤272K / $8 >272K$0.5
API output$20 ≤272K / $30 >272K$1.5
Cache read$0.4 ≤272K / $0.8 >272KNot listed
Cache write (5 min.)$5 ≤272K / $10 >272KNot listed
Cache write (1 hr.)Not listedNot listed
Price verified08/24/2026 Source07/30/2026 Source
GPT-5.6 SolMistral Large 3
API inputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
GPT-5.6 Sol$4
Mistral Large 3Lower price$0.5
API outputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
GPT-5.6 Sol$20
Mistral Large 3Lower price$1.5

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Pricing by provider

Direct developer pricing and provider endpoint tariffs routed through OpenRouter are listed separately. Prices are in USD per 1M tokens. Context-dependent direct tiers plus regional, Flex, Priority, and other OpenRouter tariffs remain individually identifiable.

Provider pricing for GPT-5.6 Sol and Mistral Large 3
ModelProviderPurchase route and tariffInput per 1M tokensOutput per 1M tokensSource
GPT-5.6 SolOpenAIDirect from developerUp to 272,000 context tokens$4$20Source08/24/2026
OpenAIDirect from developerAbove 272,000 context tokens$8$30Source08/24/2026
Amazon BedrockVia OpenRouteramazon-bedrock/us-east-1$4.4$22Source09/08/2026
AzureVia OpenRouterazure$5$30Source09/08/2026
AzureVia OpenRouterazure/eu$5.5$33Source09/08/2026
AzureVia OpenRouterazure/us$5.5$33Source09/08/2026
OpenAIVia OpenRouteropenai$2$10Source09/08/2026
OpenAIVia OpenRouteropenai/fast$4$20Source09/08/2026
OpenAIVia OpenRouteropenai/flexLowest listed price: $1Lowest listed price: $5Source09/08/2026
Mistral Large 3Mistral AIDirect from developerStandard APILowest listed price: $0.5Lowest listed price: $1.5Source07/30/2026
MistralVia OpenRoutermistralLowest listed price: $0.5Lowest listed price: $1.5Source09/08/2026
MistralVia OpenRoutermistral/eu$0.55$1.65Source09/08/2026
MistralVia OpenRoutermistral/zdrLowest listed price: $0.5Lowest listed price: $1.5Source09/08/2026

Performance

Shared benchmarks

Only published results with the same benchmark version, task, metric, and comparison cohort are paired. Different reasoning levels, agents, harnesses, or output limits appear directly in the table.

Capability profile from matched benchmarks

Each axis averages directly matched benchmark families. A value of 100 means the stronger value within this pair, not a universal quality score.

Not enough directly matched categories for a reliable radar

Only 0 of at least 5 categories have comparable, direct model measurements. The benchmark tables below show the available evidence without filling missing axes.

GPT-5.6 SolMistral Large 3
LMArena Text, Style ControlOverall. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
GPT-5.6 SolHigher measured value1,482.868
Mistral Large 31,413.556
LMArena Text, Style ControlBusiness, management and finance. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
GPT-5.6 SolHigher measured value1,490.042
Mistral Large 31,412.721
LMArena Text, Style ControlChinese. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
GPT-5.6 SolHigher measured value1,534.658
Mistral Large 31,431.759
LMArena Text, Style ControlCoding. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
GPT-5.6 SolHigher measured value1,529.309
Mistral Large 31,468.587
LMArena Text, Style ControlCreative writing. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
GPT-5.6 SolHigher measured value1,477.174
Mistral Large 31,375.017
LMArena Text, Style ControlEnglish. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
GPT-5.6 SolHigher measured value1,488.541
Mistral Large 31,426.818
LMArena Text, Style ControlEntertainment, sports and media. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
GPT-5.6 SolHigher measured value1,473.281
Mistral Large 31,373.228
LMArena Text, Style ControlExcluding ties. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
GPT-5.6 SolHigher measured value1,496.656
Mistral Large 31,400.876
LMArena Text, Style ControlExpert prompts. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
GPT-5.6 SolHigher measured value1,529.852
Mistral Large 31,423.349
LMArena Text, Style ControlFrench. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
GPT-5.6 SolHigher measured value1,507.744
Mistral Large 31,434.923
LMArena Text, Style ControlGerman. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
GPT-5.6 SolHigher measured value1,501.008
Mistral Large 31,404.512
LMArena Text, Style ControlHard prompts. Higher is better. Test setup not documented as identical
GPT-5.6 SolHigher measured value1,506.539
Mistral Large 31,431.026

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Benchmark scores for GPT-5.6 Sol and Mistral Large 3
Benchmark and taskGPT-5.6 SolMistral Large 3Source
LMArena Text, Style ControlOverall
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 23,153 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 65,336 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,482.868
95% confidence interval: ±5.12The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,413.556
95% confidence interval: ±3.08The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlBusiness, management and finance
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,509 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 12,392 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,490.042
95% confidence interval: ±9.485The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,412.721
95% confidence interval: ±5.917The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlChinese
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,557 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,483 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,534.658
95% confidence interval: ±15.764The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,431.759
95% confidence interval: ±9.282The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlCoding
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 6,453 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 16,301 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,529.309
95% confidence interval: ±8.116The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,468.587
95% confidence interval: ±5.241The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlCreative writing
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,626 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 10,954 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,477.174
95% confidence interval: ±9.69The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,375.017
95% confidence interval: ±6.318The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlEnglish
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 9,575 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 27,473 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,488.541
95% confidence interval: ±6.881The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,426.818
95% confidence interval: ±4.282The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlEntertainment, sports and media
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,762 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 13,723 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,473.281
95% confidence interval: ±8.764The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,373.228
95% confidence interval: ±5.71The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlExcluding ties
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 17,494 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 47,430 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,496.656
95% confidence interval: ±6.594The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,400.876
95% confidence interval: ±4.294The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlExpert prompts
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,507 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,705 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,529.852
95% confidence interval: ±12.244The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,423.349
95% confidence interval: ±8.346The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlFrench
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 800 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,858 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,507.744
95% confidence interval: ±22.314The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,434.923
95% confidence interval: ±15.523The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlGerman
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 345 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,080 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,501.008
95% confidence interval: ±31.214The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,404.512
95% confidence interval: ±19.03The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlHard prompts
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 15,201 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 39,237 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,506.539
95% confidence interval: ±5.993The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,431.026
95% confidence interval: ±3.848The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlHard prompts, English
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 6,280 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 16,526 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,506.485
95% confidence interval: ±8.148The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,438.338
95% confidence interval: ±5.247The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlInstruction following
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 7,960 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 20,253 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,485.641
95% confidence interval: ±7.518The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,399.916
95% confidence interval: ±4.811The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlJapanese
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 341 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 661 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,525.664
95% confidence interval: ±33.881The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,382.813
95% confidence interval: ±24.568The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlKorean
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 474 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,118 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,442.042
95% confidence interval: ±28.39The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,355.204
95% confidence interval: ±19.178The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlLegal and government
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,957 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,880 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,494.755
95% confidence interval: ±13.888The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,420.347
95% confidence interval: ±8.946The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlLife, physical and social science
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 3,733 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 10,595 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,485.315
95% confidence interval: ±10.16The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,427.433
95% confidence interval: ±6.173The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlLonger queries
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 10,688 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 23,193 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,494.738
95% confidence interval: ±6.922The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,416.784
95% confidence interval: ±4.746The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlMath
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,025 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 3,755 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,486.156
95% confidence interval: ±18.185The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,402.864
95% confidence interval: ±9.902The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlMathematical professions
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,239 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 3,175 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,509.21
95% confidence interval: ±17.194The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,417.813
95% confidence interval: ±10.98The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlMedicine and healthcare
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,730 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,505 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,478.891
95% confidence interval: ±14.907The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,431.127
95% confidence interval: ±9.388The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlMulti-turn
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 3,872 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 11,201 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,487.639
95% confidence interval: ±10.161The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,420.712
95% confidence interval: ±6.145The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlNon-English
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 13,577 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 37,859 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,472.536
95% confidence interval: ±6.126The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,397.941
95% confidence interval: ±3.805The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlPolish
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 363 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,582 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,498.073
95% confidence interval: ±31.118The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,415.726
95% confidence interval: ±15.021The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlRussian
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,421 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 7,429 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,490.406
95% confidence interval: ±12.497The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,409.803
95% confidence interval: ±7.118The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlSoftware and IT services
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 9,278 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 24,350 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,518.86
95% confidence interval: ±7.061The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,456.163
95% confidence interval: ±4.498The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlSpanish
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 660 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,998 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,453.516
95% confidence interval: ±24.054The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,406.852
95% confidence interval: ±14.343The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlWriting, literature and language
Test details
Test setup not documented as identicalNo direct winnerVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterGPT-5.6 Sol: Snapshot: gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh, Reasoning: xhigh, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
GPT-5.6 Sol: Style-controlled Arena rating from 6,060 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 15,693 anonymous pairwise votes.
Higher measured value1,483.973
95% confidence interval: ±8.48The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
1,390.534
95% confidence interval: ±5.355The Arena score measures human preference rather than a fixed capability test. The confidence interval and model configuration are part of the result.
LMArena
Source details
Data as of: 09/01/2026

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Our model tests

Community tests you can inspect

Compare how the models respond to the same prompt. Each test shows the first attempt, with no subsequent fixes to the generated code. These results do not contribute to an overall score.

Pelican on a bicycle

A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.

GPT-5.6 Sol

API access was unavailable for this run. The model was not evaluated.

First attempt
Run date
7 Sept 2026
API provider
openrouter
Requested API model
openai/gpt-5.6-sol
Pinned endpoint
OpenAI | openai/gpt-5.6-sol-20260709
Reasoning setting
high
Temperature
Provider default
Token limit including reasoning
8,192 tokens
Test protocol
community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks
Not run

Not yet visually reviewed. A successful recording does not confirm correct physics or full compliance with the prompt.

Mistral Large 3

API access was unavailable for this run. The model was not evaluated.

First attempt
Run date
7 Sept 2026
API provider
openrouter
Requested API model
mistralai/mistral-large-2512
Pinned endpoint
Mistral | mistralai/mistral-large-2512
Reasoning setting
none
Temperature
Provider default
Token limit including reasoning
8,192 tokens
Test protocol
community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks
Not run

Not yet visually reviewed. A successful recording does not confirm correct physics or full compliance with the prompt.

Prompt and test conditions

Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle

Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens

Task origin (Simon Willison)

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