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Mistral (Vibe) models

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Last verified Oct 14, 2026. Figures that could not be confirmed on an official vendor page are marked unverified — we do not guess.

Full Mistral (Vibe) comparison

Which one should I use?

  • On the API, Mistral Large 4 is the current flagship (public preview, open weights) at the listed sale price of $0.68 / $2.09 per 1M tokens.
  • Mistral Small 4 is the cheap current chat model on the same pricing table ($0.15 / $0.60).
  • Mistral Large 3 remains listed at $0.50 / $1.50 — the previous Large, still documented.
  • Which of these names appear in free vs Pro Vibe was not confirmed on docs.mistral.ai in this pass.

Mistral Large 4

Current
Context
1M
Max output
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API input / 1M
$0.68 / 1M
API output / 1M
$2.09 / 1M

Best for: People who want a strong European-lab model, especially via the API or open weights.

Vibe plan mapping for Large 4 was not confirmed on the Mistral docs pages checked.

Source: Mistral Large 4

Mistral Small 4

Current
Context
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Max output
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API input / 1M
$0.15 / 1M
API output / 1M
$0.6 / 1M

Best for: High-volume, cheaper Mistral API calls.

Vibe plan mapping for Small 4 was not confirmed on the Mistral docs pages checked.

Source: API pricing

Mistral Large 3

Prior gen
Context
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Max output
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API input / 1M
$0.5 / 1M
API output / 1M
$1.5 / 1M

Best for: Existing Large 3 API callers.

Vibe plan mapping for Large 3 was not confirmed on the Mistral docs pages checked.

Source: API pricing

Mistral Large 4

People who want a strong European-lab model, especially via the API or open weights.

  • Current Mistral flagship; open weights, multimodal.
  • 1M token context window on the model page.
  • Cheaper on the API than Claude Opus or GPT-6 Astra at the listed sale price.

Caveats

  • Docs mark it as public preview.
  • Max output tokens were not listed on the Large 4 page checked.
  • Sale prices can change; the page also shows a higher original price.

Listed sale price; original listed price $1.36 / 1M input.

Mistral Small 4

High-volume, cheaper Mistral API calls.

  • Cheapest current Mistral chat model on the flagship pricing table.
  • Useful when you want Mistral’s stack without Large 4’s cost.

Caveats

  • Context window and max output were not on the pricing page, and the Small 4 model URL 404’d in this pass.

Mistral Large 3

Existing Large 3 API callers.

  • Still listed on Mistral’s official pricing table as a flagship-family model.

Caveats

  • Large 4 is the current flagship. Context and max output unverified on the pricing page.

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