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Mistral Large 3 vs. Mistral Medium 3.5

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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2026-09-04

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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 Mistral Large 3 and Mistral Medium 3.5
AttributeMistral Large 3Mistral Medium 3.5
ProviderMistral AIMistral AI
ReleasedDec 2, 2025Apr 28, 2026
AvailabilityActiveActive
Model typeOpen WeightsOpen Weights
Parameters675B, 41B active128B
ArchitectureMixture of ExpertsDense
Context window262,144 tokens262,144 tokens
Knowledge cutoffNot publishedNot published
Technical sourcesModel, ContextModel, 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 Mistral Large 3 and Mistral Medium 3.5
Price typeMistral Large 3Mistral Medium 3.5
API input$0.5$1.5
API output$1.5$7.5
Cache readNot listedNot listed
Cache write (5 min.)Not listedNot listed
Cache write (1 hr.)Not listedNot listed
Price verified07/30/2026 Source07/30/2026 Source
Mistral Large 3Mistral Medium 3.5
API inputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Mistral Large 3Lower price$0.5
Mistral Medium 3.5$1.5
API outputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Mistral Large 3Lower price$1.5
Mistral Medium 3.5$7.5

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 Mistral Large 3 and Mistral Medium 3.5
ModelProviderPurchase route and tariffInput per 1M tokensOutput per 1M tokensSource
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
Mistral Medium 3.5Mistral AIDirect from developerStandard APILowest listed price: $1.5Lowest listed price: $7.5Source07/30/2026
MistralVia OpenRoutermistralLowest listed price: $1.5Lowest listed price: $7.5Source09/08/2026
MistralVia OpenRoutermistral/eu$1.65$8.25Source09/08/2026
MistralVia OpenRoutermistral/zdrLowest listed price: $1.5Lowest listed price: $7.5Source09/08/2026

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.

255075100CodingReasoningMathematicsKnowledgeFinanceLegalHealthGeneral
Mistral Large 3
Mistral Medium 3.5
Coding: 99.3 / 100 (1 benchmark family)
Reasoning: 98.9 / 100 (1 benchmark family)
Mathematics: 98.2 / 100 (1 benchmark family)
Knowledge: 99 / 100 (1 benchmark family)
Finance: 98.7 / 100 (1 benchmark family)
Legal: 98.8 / 100 (1 benchmark family)
Health: 100 / 99.5 (1 benchmark family)
General: 98.9 / 99.9 (1 benchmark family)

28 matched rows from 1 benchmark families were considered. The radar shows 8 of 8 comparable categories.

Mistral Large 3Mistral Medium 3.5
LMArena Text, Style ControlOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Mistral Large 31,413.556
Mistral Medium 3.5Winner1,426.98
LMArena Text, Style ControlBusiness, management and finance. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Mistral Large 31,412.721
Mistral Medium 3.5No clear lead1,431.113
LMArena Text, Style ControlChinese. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Mistral Large 31,431.759
Mistral Medium 3.5No clear lead1,448.299
LMArena Text, Style ControlCoding. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Mistral Large 31,468.587
Mistral Medium 3.5No clear lead1,478.845
LMArena Text, Style ControlCreative writing. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Mistral Large 31,375.017
Mistral Medium 3.5Winner1,396.971
LMArena Text, Style ControlEnglish. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Mistral Large 31,426.818
Mistral Medium 3.5Winner1,444.656
LMArena Text, Style ControlEntertainment, sports and media. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Mistral Large 31,373.228
Mistral Medium 3.5Winner1,396.875
LMArena Text, Style ControlExcluding ties. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Mistral Large 31,400.876
Mistral Medium 3.5Winner1,421.17
LMArena Text, Style ControlExpert prompts. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Mistral Large 31,423.349
Mistral Medium 3.5No clear lead1,438.278
LMArena Text, Style ControlFrench. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Mistral Large 31,434.923
Mistral Medium 3.5No clear lead1,436.08
LMArena Text, Style ControlGerman. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Mistral Large 31,404.512
Mistral Medium 3.5No clear lead1,442.607
LMArena Text, Style ControlHard prompts. Higher is better. No documented setup difference
Mistral Large 31,431.026
Mistral Medium 3.5Winner1,445.592

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Benchmark scores for Mistral Large 3 and Mistral Medium 3.5
Benchmark and taskMistral Large 3Mistral Medium 3.5Source
LMArena Text, Style ControlOverall
Test details
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 65,336 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 11,017 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
Winner1,426.98
95% confidence interval: ±6.556The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 12,392 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,148 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
No clear lead1,431.113
95% confidence interval: ±13.17The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,483 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 500 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
No clear lead1,448.299
95% confidence interval: ±26.61The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 16,301 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 3,079 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
No clear lead1,478.845
95% confidence interval: ±11.157The 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
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 10,954 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,862 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
Winner1,396.971
95% confidence interval: ±14.389The 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
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 27,473 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,299 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
Winner1,444.656
95% confidence interval: ±8.682The 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
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 13,723 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,453 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
Winner1,396.875
95% confidence interval: ±12.491The 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
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 47,430 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 8,299 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
Winner1,421.17
95% confidence interval: ±8.686The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,705 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,110 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
No clear lead1,438.278
95% confidence interval: ±17.831The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,858 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 438 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
No clear lead1,436.08
95% confidence interval: ±30.551The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,080 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 170 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
No clear lead1,442.607
95% confidence interval: ±44.317The 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
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 39,237 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 7,154 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
Winner1,445.592
95% confidence interval: ±7.857The 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
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 16,526 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 3,629 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
Winner1,458.246
95% confidence interval: ±10.39The 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
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 20,253 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 3,561 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
Winner1,422.491
95% confidence interval: ±10.335The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,118 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 178 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
No clear lead1,394.42
95% confidence interval: ±44.572The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,880 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 839 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
No clear lead1,437.785
95% confidence interval: ±21.302The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 10,595 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,823 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
No clear lead1,433.494
95% confidence interval: ±14.359The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 23,193 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,661 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
No clear lead1,430.723
95% confidence interval: ±9.428The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 3,755 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 539 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
No clear lead1,429.582
95% confidence interval: ±24.872The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 3,175 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 597 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
No clear lead1,442.192
95% confidence interval: ±23.932The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,505 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 802 anonymous pairwise votes.
No clear lead1,431.127
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.
1,423.47
95% confidence interval: ±21.791The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 11,201 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,803 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
No clear lead1,431.302
95% confidence interval: ±14.433The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 37,859 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 5,718 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
No clear lead1,406.687
95% confidence interval: ±8.36The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,582 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 226 anonymous pairwise votes.
No clear lead1,415.726
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.
1,407.955
95% confidence interval: ±38.858The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 7,429 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,143 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
No clear lead1,415.692
95% confidence interval: ±17.832The 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
No documented difference in the test setupVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 24,350 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 4,320 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
Winner1,470.76
95% confidence interval: ±9.541The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 1,998 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 377 anonymous pairwise votes.
No clear lead1,406.852
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.
1,386.845
95% confidence interval: ±32.418The 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
No documented difference in the test setupNo clear leadVersion: style-control-v1Metric: style-controlled Bradley-Terry ratingScoring: Higher is betterMistral Large 3: Snapshot: mistral-large-3, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Medium 3.5: Snapshot: mistral-medium-3.5, Harness: Arena text, style control
Mistral Large 3: Style-controlled Arena rating from 15,693 anonymous pairwise votes.Mistral Medium 3.5: Style-controlled Arena rating from 2,734 anonymous pairwise votes.
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.
No clear lead1,405.944
95% confidence interval: ±11.74The 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

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

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.

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.

Mistral Medium 3.5

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-medium-3-5
Pinned endpoint
Mistral | mistralai/mistral-medium-3.5-20260430
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.

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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