# Mistral Large 3 vs Pixtral Large

> Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-large-3-vs-pixtral-large
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 2

## Summary

- 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 60.2 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.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 38.6 | 31.7 |
| Rank | 172 | 257 |
| Context | 262K | 128K |
| Input $/M | $0.25 | $2 |
| Output $/M | $0.75 | $6 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Mistral Large 3: 34.1 (#230)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1230 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | — |

## Reasoning

- Mistral Large 3: 14.6 (#314)
- Pixtral Large: 20.9 (#208)

| 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

- Mistral Large 3: 36.0 (#131)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1415 | — |

## Knowledge

- Mistral Large 3: 35.5 (#173)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 14.5% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1421 | — |

## Multimodal

- Mistral Large 3: 37.6 (#65)
- Pixtral Large: 30.0 (#105)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1222 | 1089 |

## Multilingual

- Mistral Large 3: 52.6 (#79)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1412 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1448 | — |
| LMArena French | 1456 | — |
| LMArena German | 1438 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1399 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1384 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1412 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1437 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Mistral Large 3: 74.1 (#104)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1402 | — |

## Long Context

- Mistral Large 3: 43.1 (#102)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1413 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral Large 3: 60.2 (#100)
- Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#273)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1412 | 988 |
| LMArena Text | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1385 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1429 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral Large 3 better than Pixtral Large?

Mistral Large 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 31.7 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.