Mistral Large 4
Mistral's 1-trillion-parameter multimodal mixture-of-experts model (October 2026), combining instruct and reasoning modes, with open weights planned for late October.
Our editorial assessment, based on the public sources listed below. Last reviewed .
- Overall rank
- #36
- Tier
- A
- Score
- 81.8
- Main category
- Overall
Strengths
- Hybrid instruct-and-reasoning model with native image input and 160+ languages
- Available as an API preview in Mistral Studio and in Le Chat
- Open weights announced for release by the end of October 2026
Considerations
- Still an API preview; weights and final license terms were not yet published at launch
- Independent composite indexes place it below the leading US frontier models
Price
API $1.36 input / $4.18 output per 1M tokens (preview pricing)
Shown for reference — price is not part of the score.
Score breakdown
- Performance
- 81.0
- 55% of score
- Reputation
- 79.0
- 35% of score
- Recency
- 96.0
- 10% of score
The overall score combines these sub-scores using the weights shown. How we score →
Verification status
Each field carries its own re-verification date. Amber means older than 90 days — treat those figures as stale until re-checked.
- Pricing
- Benchmark
- Reputation
- Feature list
Checked against the sources listed below.
Sources
- Artificial Analysis — Mistral Large 4 (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- VKTR — Mistral Large 4 debuts as 1T-parameter open-weight model (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- Mistral AI — Mistral Large 4 (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- Mistral Docs — Models overview (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
- Artificial Analysis — LLM Leaderboard (opens in a new tab)Accessed:
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