Mistral Large 4
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Mistral Large 4 vs. Mistral Large 3
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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.
| Attribute | Mistral Large 4 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Released | Oct 6, 2026 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Availability | Preview | Active |
| Model type | Open weights announced; currently an API preview | Open Weights |
| Parameters | 1.05T | 675B, 41B active |
| Architecture | Mixture of Experts | Mixture of Experts |
| Context window | 1M tokens (Mistral); 524,288 tokens (OpenRouter) | 262,144 tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | Not published | Not published |
| Technical sources | Model, Context | Model, 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.
| Price type | Mistral Large 4 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| API input | $1.36 | $0.5 |
| API output | $4.18 | $1.5 |
| Cache read | $0.14 | Not listed |
| Cache write (5 min.) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Cache write (1 hr.) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Price verified | 10/07/2026 Source | 09/22/2026 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 | ||
Mistral Large 4Mistral Large 3
API inputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Mistral Large 4$1.36
Mistral Large 3Lower price$0.5
API outputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier
Mistral Large 4$4.18
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.
No provider tariff for Mistral Large 4 is available in the stored OpenRouter snapshot. The official direct price is still shown.
| Model | Provider | Purchase route and tariff | Input per 1M tokens | Output per 1M tokens | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Large 4 | Mistral AI | Direct from developerStandard API | Lowest listed price: $1.36 | Lowest listed price: $4.18 | Source10/07/2026 |
| Mistral Large 3 | Mistral AI | Direct from developerStandard API | Lowest listed price: $0.5 | Lowest listed price: $1.5 | Source09/22/2026 |
| Mistral | Via OpenRoutermistral/eu | $0.55 | $1.65 | Source10/12/2026 | |
| Mistral | Via OpenRoutermistral/zdr | Lowest listed price: $0.5 | Lowest listed price: $1.5 | Source10/12/2026 |
Performance
Shared benchmarks
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Capability profile from matched benchmarks
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No published benchmark for Mistral Large 4 and Mistral Large 3 currently matches in version, task, metric, and comparison cohort. We therefore show no estimated or blended values.
Our model tests
Our tests
Compare how the models respond to the same prompt. Each test shows the latest attempt, with no subsequent fixes to the generated code. Earlier runs remain available in the test details. These results do not contribute to an overall score.
Pelican on a bicycle
A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.
Mistral Large 3
Reasoning (model default): no reasoning mode Source
Current attempt
- Run date
- Oct 1, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- mistralai/mistral-large-2512
- API model reported in response
- mistralai/mistral-large-2512
- Reasoning setting
- not specified
- Pinned endpoint
- Mistral | mistralai/mistral-large-2512
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Passed, not a quality rating
- Response time
- 14.2 s
Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.
Earlier attempts (1)
- Sep 7, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: not specified
Prompt and test conditions
Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens
Task origin (Simon Willison)How to read this comparison
Winning one benchmark is not an overall verdict
Your workload, budget, and required context length matter most. A coding benchmark says little about visual understanding or agent performance.
The standard price table uses direct developer rates. The provider comparison labels OpenRouter endpoints, regions, and special tariffs separately.
Every result links to its measurement source and retrieval date. Labels distinguish vendor reports, official benchmark leaderboards, and independent evaluations. Disputed or archived results are excluded.
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