Kimi K3.1 Provs.Mistral Large 4
Which one is better?
Kimi K3.1 Pro is clearly ahead in the overall index, but costs 1.5 times (input) and 2.4 times (output) as much per token.
80
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Rank 10 to 13
28
Mistral Large 4
Rank 34 to 43
36
Kimi K3.1 Pro
slow
113
Mistral Large 4
fairly fast
$4
Kimi K3.1 Pro
fairly expensive
$2.07
Mistral Large 4
fairly expensive
Kimi K3.1 Pro
- Subscription
At Moonshot AI from ≈ €20.14 a month (Kimi Plus, with limited credits). 4 plans in Germany.
- Via API
$2 input, $10 output per 1M tokens.
Mistral Large 4
- Subscription
No Mistral AI subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €1.06 a month (Command Code Go, with limited credits). 12 plans in Germany.
- Via API
$1.36 input, $4.18 output per 1M tokens.
Overall index with data through Oct 29, 2026 · Prices from Oct 29, 2026 · Speed: measured by Artificial Analysis · Subscriptions as of Oct 24, 2026 · Subscription prices incl. VAT
Where is the difference?
Values from 0 to 100 per task area. We only name a winner when the gap is large enough and there are enough tests.
Kimi K3.1 Pro ahead: 7Mistral Large 4 ahead: 0level: 2too little data: 1of 10 areas
AreaKimi K3.1 ProMistral Large 40 to 100, higher is betterResult
Areas in the overall index
CodingKimi K3.1 Pro aheadKimi K3.1 Pro: 85Mistral Large 4: 38
ReasoningKimi K3.1 Pro aheadKimi K3.1 Pro: 80Mistral Large 4: 26
MathematicsKimi K3.1 Pro aheadKimi K3.1 Pro: 81Mistral Large 4: 10
KnowledgeKimi K3.1 Pro aheadKimi K3.1 Pro: 85Mistral Large 4: 11
AgentsKimi K3.1 Pro aheadKimi K3.1 Pro: 80Mistral Large 4: 48
GeneralKimi K3.1 Pro aheadKimi K3.1 Pro: 74Mistral Large 4: 28
MultimodalKimi K3.1 Pro aheadKimi K3.1 Pro: 75Mistral Large 4: 23
Specialist fields
FinancelevelKimi K3.1 Pro: 62Mistral Large 4: 54
LegallevelKimi K3.1 Pro: 68Mistral Large 4: 49
Healthonly Mistral Large 4 has a scoreKimi K3.1 Pro: not enough dataMistral Large 4: 18
See for yourself: same task, one attempt
The same prompt for both models. We show the latest attempt without fixes; it does not count toward the overall index.
This is the lowest documented setting for each provider. It does not make compute comparable across models.
Pelican on a bicycle
A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Not tested yet
Mistral Large 4
Reasoning (requested): none
Current attempt
- Run date
- Oct 11, 2026
- API provider
- Mistral
- Requested API model
- mistralai/mistral-large-4-0
- API model reported in response
- mistralai/mistral-large-4-0
- Reasoning setting
- none
- Pinned endpoint
- Mistral | mistralai/mistral-large-4-0-20261006
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Reasoning tokens
- 0
- Test protocol
- community-visual-low-v1
- Technical checks
- Passed, not a quality rating
- Response time
- 28.7 s
Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.
Prompt and test conditions
Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens
Task origin (Simon Willison)SVG short test
There is no shared test round for this selection. Results from different rounds are not mixed.
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.
| Metric | Kimi K3.1 Pro | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Overall index0 to 100, higher is better | 80 | 28 |
| Rank | Rank 10 to 13 of 95 | Rank 34 to 43 of 95 |
| Price per 1M tokens | ||
| Inputwhat you send | $2 | $1.36 |
| Outputwhat the model writes | $10 | $4.18 |
| Speed | ||
| Tokens per second | 36 | 113 |
| Technical | ||
| Context windowhow much text the model reads at once | 1.05 M tokens≈ 1,570 A4 pages | 524,288 tokens≈ 790 A4 pages |
| Knowledge cutoff | n/a | n/a |
| Released | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Availability | Active | Preview |
| Open weights | n/a | n/a |
- Kimi K3.1 Pro, API price listed by Artificial Analysis: $2 input, $10 output, and $0.20 cached input per 1 million tokens. Kimi's official API publishes CNY rates separately. Source
- Kimi K3.1 Pro, Official API pricing: K3.1 Pro: CNY 13 input, CNY 68 output, CNY 13 cache write, and CNY 1.30 cache hit per million tokens. Source
- Kimi K3.1 Pro, Highspeed API pricing: CNY 26 input, CNY 136 output, CNY 26 cache write, and CNY 1.30 cache hit per million tokens. Source
- Kimi K3.1 Pro, International API pricing in USD: The international Kimi platform lists $2 input, $10 output, $2 cache write and $0.20 cache hit per million tokens. Highspeed costs $4/$20/$4/$0.20. Checked October 29, 2026. Separately documented CNY tariffs remain separate observations. Source
- Mistral Large 4, Launch pricing announced October 6, 2026: Mistral announced a 50% discount for two weeks. The published introductory rates are $0.68 input, $2.09 output and $0.07 cache read per 1M tokens. Price comparisons use the standard rates. Source
Prices without caching or batch discounts · Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis
Shared benchmarks
Single results from the same benchmark version, task and metric. A value is bold only with the same test setup and a clear gap.
A: Kimi K3.1 ProB: Mistral Large 4
BioMysteryBenchOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 75.6%Mistral Large 4: 67%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
EMB v1.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 70%Mistral Large 4: 69%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent v2.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 61.5%Mistral Large 4: 61.4%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
HLAB-Vals-1.1Overall · Task fully resolved · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 11.7%Mistral Large 4: 17.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
IOIOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 81.9%Mistral Large 4: 45.3%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 37.5%Mistral Large 4: 31.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
MysteryMechanismOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 26.1%Mistral Large 4: 12.2%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
ProofBench v1.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 91%Mistral Large 4: 10%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
Tax Agent BenchOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 24.9%Mistral Large 4: 30.4%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 63.6%Mistral Large 4: 27.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
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Vals Finance IndexOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 56%Mistral Large 4: 56.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals Legal IndexOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 67%Mistral Large 4: 65.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 84.9%Mistral Large 4: 78.4%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
BioMysteryBenchHard · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 29.4%Mistral Large 4: 29.4%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
EMB v1.1Comps · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 67.4%Mistral Large 4: 70.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent v2.1Adjustments · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 57.4%Mistral Large 4: 59.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
HLAB-Vals-1.1Antitrust Competition · Criteria passed · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 90.4%Mistral Large 4: 93.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
IOIIOI 2024 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 100%Mistral Large 4: 50.2%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 56.1%Mistral Large 4: 34.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 10%Mistral Large 4: 3.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Hardware · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 40%Mistral Large 4: 13.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals Finance IndexEMB v1.1 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 70%Mistral Large 4: 69%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals Legal IndexBusiness & Commercial · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 59.8%Mistral Large 4: 59.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
BioMysteryBenchHuman-solvable · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 86.3%Mistral Large 4: 75.8%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
EMB v1.1Dataroom · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 87.6%Mistral Large 4: 83.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent v2.1All-Pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 48.4%Mistral Large 4: 47.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
HLAB-Vals-1.1Antitrust Competition · Task fully resolved · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 0%Mistral Large 4: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
IOIIOI 2025 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 75.5%Mistral Large 4: 37.8%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 81.9%Mistral Large 4: 88.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 58%Mistral Large 4: 50%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Media · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 58.3%Mistral Large 4: 41.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals Finance IndexFinance Agent v2.1 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 61.5%Mistral Large 4: 61.4%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals Legal IndexCivil Negligence · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 62.4%Mistral Large 4: 64%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
EMB v1.1DCF · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 64.4%Mistral Large 4: 60.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent v2.1Comparables · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 63.9%Mistral Large 4: 57.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
HLAB-Vals-1.1Arbitration International Dispute Resolution · Criteria passed · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 94.1%Mistral Large 4: 95.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
IOIIOI 2026 · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 70.2%Mistral Large 4: 47.8%Vals AIAs of 10/24/2026
Legal Research BenchBusiness & Commercial · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 27.9%Mistral Large 4: 25.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchCurrent & Temporal Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 36.7%Mistral Large 4: 46.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0ML · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 81.8%Mistral Large 4: 33.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals Finance IndexTax Agent Bench · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 24.9%Mistral Large 4: 30.4%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals Legal IndexCriminal · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 60.3%Mistral Large 4: 62%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
EMB v1.1LBO · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 55.2%Mistral Large 4: 60.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent v2.1Disclosure Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 70.1%Mistral Large 4: 73.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
HLAB-Vals-1.1Arbitration International Dispute Resolution · Task fully resolved · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 10%Mistral Large 4: 10%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchBusiness & Commercial · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 66.3%Mistral Large 4: 86%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchCurrent & Temporal Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 64.8%Mistral Large 4: 64.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Operations · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 55.6%Mistral Large 4: 14.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals Legal IndexFamily · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 13.6%Mistral Large 4: 9.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
EMB v1.1M&A · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 78.1%Mistral Large 4: 74.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent v2.1Earnings Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 78%Mistral Large 4: 80.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
HLAB-Vals-1.1Banking Finance · Criteria passed · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 94.4%Mistral Large 4: 74.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchCivil Litigation · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 29.6%Mistral Large 4: 33.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchFact-Pattern Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 27.9%Mistral Large 4: 31.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Science · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 73.8%Mistral Large 4: 16.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals Legal IndexHLAB Criteria Pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 92.5%Mistral Large 4: 93%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
EMB v1.1Misc · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 68.1%Mistral Large 4: 64.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent v2.1Financial Modeling · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 46%Mistral Large 4: 24.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
HLAB-Vals-1.1Banking Finance · Task fully resolved · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 0%Mistral Large 4: 10%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchCivil Litigation · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 75.8%Mistral Large 4: 85.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchFact-Pattern Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 68.8%Mistral Large 4: 57.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Security · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 73.3%Mistral Large 4: 46.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vals Legal IndexLabor & Employment · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 90.3%Mistral Large 4: 89.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
EMB v1.1Operating · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalKimi K3.1 Pro: 69.3%Mistral Large 4: 68.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
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