# Mistral Large 4 vs Pixtral Large

> Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-large-4-vs-pixtral-large
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Large 4 leads 60.4 to 32.9.
- Mistral Large 4 is cheaper at $0.68 / $2.09 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- Mistral Large 4 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 128K.
- Pixtral Large has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral Large 4 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 32.2 |
| Rank | 99 | 259 |
| Context | 1.05M | 128K |
| Input $/M | $0.68 | $2 |
| Output $/M | $2.09 | $6 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1541 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1475 | — |

## Reasoning

- Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)
- Pixtral Large: 21.7 (#218)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 27.4% | — |
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1444 | — |

## Math

- Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1488 | — |

## Knowledge

- Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | 20% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | — |

## Multimodal

- Mistral Large 4: —
- Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1089 |

## Multilingual

- Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1415 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1491 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1424 | — |

## Long Context

- Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)
- Pixtral Large: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1429 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)
- Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)

| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 988 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1424 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral Large 4 better than Pixtral Large?

Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Mistral Large 4 or Pixtral Large?

Mistral Large 4 is cheaper. It lists at $0.68 per million input tokens and $2.09 per million output tokens; Pixtral Large lists at $2 and $6.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Mistral Large 4 does, with 1.05M tokens against 128K.

### How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 4 and Pixtral Large share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 4 has 15 scored results on Noometry and Pixtral Large has 3.