Family · Mistral AI
Mistral Large
Mistral Large is a model family from Mistral AI. We track 2 versions: Mistral Large 3 and Mistral Large 2. Mistral Large 3 is the version we would evaluate first, and older versions stay listed so you can compare price and capability before deciding whether to move.
Comparing Mistral Large 3 with Mistral Large 2: Mistral Large 3 is listed at Open weights; API $0.50 in / $1.50 out per M tokens, while Mistral Large 2 is listed at API: $2 in / $6 out per M tokens. Newer versions usually improve reasoning, tool use and price, so unless you depend on the exact behavior of an older model, evaluate the newest version first and keep the older one only as a fallback.
Version comparison
| Version | Pricing | Free tier | Last reviewed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Large 3 | Open weights; API $0.50 in / $1.50 out per M tokens | Yes | Sep 2026 | Read review → |
| Mistral Large 2 | API: $2 in / $6 out per M tokens | No | Sep 2026 | Read review → |
All Mistral Large versions
Mistral Large 3, released in December 2025, is Mistral AI's largest public model, a mixture-of-experts system with 675 billion total parameters of which about 41 billion are active. It is released under the Apache 2.0 license, so organizations can download and
Strength: Open weights with a permissive license Limit: Requires serious hardware to self-host
Legacy model, superseded by Mistral Large 3. Mistral AI's frontier model and a European alternative to US-based frontier LLMs.
Strength: EU-jurisdiction option for data residency Limit: Smaller third-party integration ecosystem
Frequently asked questions
Which Mistral Large version should I use?
Mistral Large 3 is the newest version we treat as current. Mistral Large 3, released in December 2025, is Mistral AI's largest public model, a mixture-of-experts system with 675 billion total parameters of which about 41 billion are active.
Are older Mistral Large versions still available?
Many stay available through the vendor API or partner clouds for a while, but newer versions are usually cheaper or stronger. Each older version's page notes what replaced it.
How do Mistral Large versions differ on price?
Mistral Large 3: Open weights; API $0.50 in / $1.50 out per M tokens. Mistral Large 2: API: $2 in / $6 out per M tokens.