Mistral Large 3
Mistral Large 3Alternatives?
CheaperAgnes 2.5 Pro Beta×9-80%$0.10 / $0.30
BetterGPT-6 Lunalow×4.9-85%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenMiMo v2.6 Prothinking×11.8+328%$0.13No PDF input+4CheaperMiMo v2 Prothinking×7.3-28%$0.43 / $0.87No image input+1
CheaperMiniMax M2.7thinkingOpen×7.1-30%$0.30 / $1.20Context: 262K → 205K+2Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta×9-80%$0.10 / $0.30GPT-6 Lunahigh×7.9-7%$0.029Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3MiMo v2 Prothinking×7.3-28%$0.43 / $0.87No image input+1MiniMax M2.7thinkingOpen×7.1-30%$0.30 / $1.20Context: 262K → 205K+2
Hy3 previewthinkingOpen×6.7-62%$0.18 / $0.60Context: 262K → 256K+3GPT-6 Lunalow×4.9-85%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
Granite 4.2 3BthinkingOpen+59%-81%$0.006Context: 262K → 128K+1GPT-5.6 Lunalow×4.8-68%$0.01GPT OSS 20BhighOpen×2.6-63%$0.011Context: 262K → 131K+2Mistral Small 4thinkingOpen×2.4-52%$0.015MiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen×11.8+328%$0.13No PDF input+4
Kimi K3maxOpen×11.2+6,326%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3
Step 5 PreviewthinkingOpen×11.1+3,198%$1.03No PDF input+3
Muse Spark OpenxhighOpen×10.5+2,610%$0.84Reasoning off leaves output unchanged · Self-hosted / llama.cpp+1
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen×10.4+742%$0.26No PDF input+5Mistral Large 4thinking×8.4+3,544%$1.13Infinite whitespace stream+4Mistral Medium 3.5highOpen×3.3+1,513%$0.50Mistral Small 4thinkingOpen×2.4-52%$0.015Magistral Medium 1thinking×2.4——Context: 262K → 40K+1Magistral Small 1thinkingOpen+81%—$0.70 / $1.16Context: 262K → 128K+2Ministral 3 3B 2512Open+29%-75%$0.008Context: 262K → 131KMinistral 3 14B 2512non-thinkingOpensame-38%$0.019Ministral 3 8B 2512Opensame-64%$0.011All Mistral models →Run it yourself
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How much does Mistral Large 3 cost?›
$0.50 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.05 per 1M. A typical benchmark task costs about $0.031 at default effort.
Is Mistral Large 3 free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.50 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Mistral Large 3, and what is it best at?›
#303 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #75 of 132 in Coding, #104 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #86 of 195 in Writing & Language, #104 of 124 in Vision & Documents.
Is Mistral Large 3 better than Mistral Large 2407?›
On Humanity's Last Exam, Mistral Large 3 scores 4.2 vs 3 — higher.
How can I use Mistral Large 3?›
Through the API of AWS Bedrock, Mistral.
What is the context window of Mistral Large 3?›
262K tokens, with up to 262K output tokens.
When was Mistral Large 3 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-12-02. It has been superseded by Mistral Large 4.
Is Mistral Large 3 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Mistral Large 3 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Mistral Large 3 read images?›
It accepts text and images, PDF files as input.
What is Mistral Large 3?›
Mistral Large 3 is an open-weights language model from Mistral, released Dec 2025, the successor to Mistral Large 2407.
What are the best alternatives to Mistral Large 3?›
Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), MiMo v2.6 Pro (open weights).