Model comparison
Mistral Large 3 vs Pixtral Large
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Large 3 scores higher in 2 categories and Pixtral Large in 1 category; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Large 3 leads 60.0 to 32.9.
- Mistral Large 3 is cheaper at $0.25 / $0.75 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- Mistral Large 3 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 32.2 |
| Released | 2025-12-02 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 128K |
| Max output | 8K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.75 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Mistral Large 3: 34.4 (#237), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1230 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1448 | — |
Reasoning Pixtral Large leads
Mistral Large 3: 15.2 (#319), Pixtral Large: 21.7 (#218)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 50.9% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 7.5% | — |
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |
| Thematic Generalization | 23% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1429 | — |
Math Not comparable
Mistral Large 3: 38.7 (#129), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1414 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#177), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 14.5% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1421 | — |
Multimodal Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 38.2 (#66), Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1221 | 1089 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Mistral Large 3: 52.5 (#84), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1413 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1447 | — |
| LMArena French | 1455 | — |
| LMArena German | 1437 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1394 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1384 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1411 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1440 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Mistral Large 3: 74.0 (#108), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1403 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#105), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | — |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 3 leads
Mistral Large 3: 60.0 (#101), Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1412 | 988 |
| LMArena Text | 1428 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1386 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1429 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large 3 better than Pixtral Large?
Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Large 3 or Pixtral Large?
Mistral Large 3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.25 per million input tokens and $0.75 per million output tokens; Pixtral Large lists at $2 and $6.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Large 3 does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 3 and Pixtral Large share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Pixtral Large has 3.