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Mistral Large 4 vs Mistral Large 3
Mistral Large 41stats won
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Mistral Large 35stats won
Spec showdown
Capacity, price, freshness.
Mistral Large 4vsMistral Large 3
Mistral Large 3 leads on composite score (32 vs 0), with deeper benchmark coverage across more families. Mistral Large 3 is more affordable at $0.50/1M input — about 3× cheaper than $1.4/1M. Mistral Large 4's 1M context window dwarfs Mistral Large 3's 262K — a meaningful difference for long-document or codebase work.
- Composite scoreMistral Large 40Mistral Large 332Winner on this row
- Benchmark mixMistral Large 40Mistral Large 332Winner on this row
- Context windowMistral Large 41MWinner on this rowMistral Large 3262K
- Max outputMistral Large 4—Mistral Large 38KWinner on this row
- Input price / 1M (lower wins)Mistral Large 4$1.4Mistral Large 3$0.50Winner on this row
- Output speed (AA default API)Mistral Large 4—Mistral Large 374 t/sWinner on this row
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Capability grid
What each model can do.
Modalities
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Family profile
Top score per benchmark family.
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Benchmark ranks
Every shared benchmark, side by side.
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Dossier facts
Dates, sources, fineprint.
Ecosystem
Which tools wrap each model.
Mistral Large 3
Verdict
Which model to actually pick.
Mistral Large 3 leads on composite score (32 vs 0), with deeper benchmark coverage across more families. Mistral Large 3 is more affordable at $0.50/1M input — about 3× cheaper than $1.4/1M. Mistral Large 4's 1M context window dwarfs Mistral Large 3's 262K — a meaningful difference for long-document or codebase work.
Questions this comparison answers
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Should you use Mistral Large 4 or Mistral Large 3?
Mistral Large 3 leads on composite score (32 vs 0), with deeper benchmark coverage across more families. Mistral Large 3 is more affordable at $0.50/1M input — about 3× cheaper than $1.4/1M. Mistral Large 4's 1M context window dwarfs Mistral Large 3's 262K — a meaningful difference for long-document or codebase work.
Is Mistral Large 4 or Mistral Large 3 cheaper?
Mistral Large 4: $1.4 / $4.2. Mistral Large 3: $0.50 / $1.5.
How do the Mistral Large 4 and Mistral Large 3 context windows compare?
Mistral Large 4: 1M. Mistral Large 3: 262K.