Model comparison
Seed 2.0 Pro vs Mistral Large 3
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 38.6 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Large 3 costs 3.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Seed 2.0 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 20 shared benchmarks.
ByteDance Seed
Mistral AISummary
- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher in 9 categories and Mistral Large 3 in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Seed 2.0 Pro leads 42.9 to 34.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Thematic Generalization: 57.1% for Seed 2.0 Pro and 23% for Mistral Large 3.
- Mistral Large 3 is cheaper at $0.25 / $0.75 per million input/output tokens, against $0.50 / $3 for Seed 2.0 Pro.
- Mistral Large 3 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 256K.
- Mistral Large 3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Large 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 42.5 | 38.6 |
| Released | 2026-02-14 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 256K | 262K |
| Max output | 128K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3 | $0.75 |
| Results tracked | 20 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 42.9 (#84), Mistral Large 3: 34.1 (#230)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1472 | 1447 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1230 |
Reasoning Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 23.1 (#167), Mistral Large 3: 14.6 (#314)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 28.4% | 7.5% |
| Thematic Generalization | 57.1% | 23% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1453 | 1429 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 50.9% |
Math Too close to call
Seed 2.0 Pro: 36.5 (#110), Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#131)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1440 | 1415 |
Knowledge Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.6 (#119), Mistral Large 3: 35.5 (#173)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1421 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 14.5% |
Multimodal Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.8 (#34), Mistral Large 3: 37.6 (#65)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1275 | 1222 |
Multilingual Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.8 (#37), Mistral Large 3: 52.6 (#79)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1442 | 1412 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1490 | 1448 |
| LMArena French | 1470 | 1456 |
| LMArena German | 1443 | 1438 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | 1399 |
| LMArena Korean | 1412 | 1384 |
| LMArena Russian | 1450 | 1412 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | 1437 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.7 (#86), Mistral Large 3: 74.1 (#104)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1402 |
Long Context Too close to call
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#85), Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#102)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1413 |
Writing & Preference Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 63.0 (#66), Mistral Large 3: 60.2 (#100)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1448 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1406 | 1385 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1429 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1412 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Seed 2.0 Pro better than Mistral Large 3?
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 38.6 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Large 3 costs 3.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Seed 2.0 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Seed 2.0 Pro or Mistral Large 3?
Mistral Large 3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.25 per million input tokens and $0.75 per million output tokens; Seed 2.0 Pro lists at $0.50 and $3.
Is Seed 2.0 Pro or Mistral Large 3 better for coding?
Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.9 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Large 3 does, with 262K tokens against 256K.
How many benchmarks do Seed 2.0 Pro and Mistral Large 3 share?
20 benchmarks have published results for both models. Seed 2.0 Pro has 20 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 3 has 24.