Mistral Large 3
Strong reasoning and coding at a lower cost than the big-lab flagships.
What are Mistral Large 3's specs and price?
Mistral Large 3, built by Mistral, ships a 131K-token context window and a 33K-token max output, released 2026-01. It supports text and vision input and costs $3.00 per million blended tokens, the 25th-cheapest of 32 models we track.
Specs
| Context window | 131K tokens |
| Max output | 33K tokens |
| Modalities | text, vision |
| Extended thinking | No |
| Released | 2026-01 |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-10 |
| Provider | Mistral |
Verified 2026-08-08 — source.
Where it ranks
Strengths
- Mistral’s flagship reasoning and coding model
- Low price relative to other frontier models
- EU-hosted option available
More about Mistral Large 3
FAQ
What is Mistral Large 3's context window?
Mistral Large 3 has a 131K-token context window and a 33K-token max output — the 25th-largest context of the 32 current models we track. Source: https://docs.mistral.ai/getting-started/models/, verified 2026-08-08.
Does Mistral Large 3 support vision or audio input?
Yes — Mistral Large 3 accepts vision input in addition to text.
Does Mistral Large 3 have a reasoning or extended-thinking mode?
No — Mistral Large 3 does not expose a separate reasoning/extended-thinking mode.
When was Mistral Large 3 released, and what is its knowledge cutoff?
Mistral Large 3 was released 2026-01 with a knowledge cutoff of 2025-10.
How much does Mistral Large 3 cost, and who provides it?
Mistral Large 3 is served by Mistral at $3.00/M blended tokens (3:1 input:output) — the 25th-cheapest of 32 current models. Full pricing breakdown: /llm-api-pricing/mistral-large.