Mistral Large 3

Released Dec 1, 2025 (2512). Sparse MoE (41B active / 675B total) under Apache 2.0; 75% cheaper than Large 2.

Mistral Large 3 strengths

• Open Apache 2.0 license
• Strong value pricing
• Multimodal (text + image)
• Solid multilingual performance

Pricing & context

Cost guide: a typical call of about 10K input + 2K output tokens costs roughly $0.008 at list prices. Worth modelling against cheaper tiers before committing high-volume traffic.

When to choose Mistral Large 3

Mistral Large 3 is best for european/open-license deployments and value-focused production apps. If your workload is more cost-sensitive, weigh it against gpt-oss-120b (≈$0.03 input /1M) first.

Mistral Large 3 FAQ

How much does Mistral Large 3 cost?

Mistral Large 3 is priced at $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens (public API list price), with a 256K tokens context window. A typical call of about 10K input and 2K output tokens costs roughly $0.008.

What is Mistral Large 3 best for?

Mistral Large 3 by Mistral AI is best for european/open-license deployments and value-focused production apps.

How does Mistral Large 3 pricing compare to DeepSeek V4 Flash?

Mistral Large 3 input costs $0.50 per 1M tokens versus $0.14 ($0.0028 cache hit) for DeepSeek V4 Flash, roughly 3.6x more expensive on input. Output is $1.50 vs $0.28.

Is Mistral Large 3 multimodal?

Mistral Large 3 supports text, image.

Tools that use Mistral Large 3