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Mistral Large 3

GA

Current flagship (v25.12). 'latest' alias mistral-large-latest -> mistral-large-2512. Open-weight, sparse MoE 41B active / 675B total. 256k context per official model page. Pricing from mistral.ai/pricing (page fetched 2026-06-28): $0.5/M in, $1.5/M out. Max output and knowledge cutoff not published on official pages.

Mistral Large 3 by Mistral costs $0.5 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens ($0.75/1M blended), with a 256K (256.000-token) context window. It is generally available (GA). Its weights are publicly downloadable, so it can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure.

Last verified: 13 Aug 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

Provider
Mistral
Status
GA
Input price
$0.5 / 1M tokens
Output price
$1.50 / 1M tokens
Cached input
—
Blended price
$0.75 / 1M tokens
Context window
256.000 tokens (256K)
Max output
—
Modality
text, vision
Open weights
Yes — self-hostable
Knowledge cutoff
—
Released
2 Dec 2025
API string
mistral-large-2512

Source: Mistral official documentation ↗

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FAQ

Mistral Large 3 — questions & answers

How much does Mistral Large 3 cost?

Mistral Large 3 is priced at $0.5 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens ($0.75/1M blended at a 3:1 input-to-output ratio).

What is the context window of Mistral Large 3?

Mistral Large 3 has a 256.000-token context window (256K).

Is Mistral Large 3 deprecated?

No — Mistral Large 3 is generally available (GA) and not currently scheduled for deprecation or retirement in our tracker.

Does Mistral Large 3 support image or vision input?

Yes — Mistral Large 3 accepts image input. Listed modalities: text, vision.

Can I self-host Mistral Large 3?

Yes — Mistral Large 3 is an open-weight model: its weights are publicly downloadable, so you can run it on your own infrastructure (subject to its license) instead of only calling Mistral's API.

What is the API model string for Mistral Large 3?

The API model identifier for Mistral Large 3 is "mistral-large-2512" when calling Mistral's API.