Mistral · released 2025-09
Mistral Large 3
European flagship with strong multilingual chops.
context
256K
output max
16K
input /M
$2.00
output /M
$6.00
modalities
T·I
Verdict
What it's actually good at
Strengths
- +Best-in-class multilingual
- +EU data residency
- +Strong coding
Weaknesses
- −Smaller ecosystem than US vendors
Our scores
reasoning
8.0
coding
8.0
writing
9.0
speed
7.0
value
8.0
Mistral's current flagship with excellent multilingual performance and a permissive commercial license.
Pricing
Cost at common volumes
| Monthly volume | Input | Output | Est. monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side project | 1M tok | 0.3M tok | $3.80 |
| Growing app | 50M tok | 15M tok | $190.00 |
| Production | 500M tok | 150M tok | $1900.00 |
| Scale | 5000M tok | 1500M tok | $19000.00 |
Estimates assume uncached input. Prompt caching and batch APIs can cut this by 50–90% for many workloads. Use the calculator →
Head-to-head