Mistral pricing
Mistral Large 3 Cost Calculator
Mistral Large 3 is Mistral's top model — strong at coding and dozens of European languages, EU-friendly hosting. Latest version slashed prices 80% from Large 2 ($2.00/$6.00 → $0.50/$1.50), making it one of the cheapest flagship-tier models available.
Input
$0.50
per 1M tokens
Output
$1.50
per 1M tokens
Context window
262K
tokens
Released
2025-12
Cutoff 2025-09
≈ Estimated tokenizer·$0.50 in·$1.50 out (per 1M)
Quick start with a use case
Total cost per call$0.001250
Input$0.000500
Output$0.000750
Cost comparison
Standard
$0.001250
With Caching
Not supported
With Batch
Not supported
Detailed pricing
Mistral Large 3 pricing breakdown
All pricing dimensions including caching and batch discounts.
| Type | Price (per 1M tokens) |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.5000 |
| Output | $1.5000 |
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How it compares
Mistral Large 3 vs alternatives
Single-call cost (1000 input + 500 output tokens) ranked from cheapest.
| Model | Per call |
|---|---|
Mistral Large 3 Mistral · this page | $0.001250 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 DeepSeek | $0.000480 |
| GPT-5 mini OpenAI | $0.001250 |
| Gemini 3 Flash Google | $0.002000 |
| o4-mini OpenAI | $0.003300 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 Anthropic | $0.003500 |
Recommended use
When to choose Mistral Large 3
Mistral Large 3 shines for general-purpose tasks, code generation and review, and multilingual content. Token counts are estimated within ~10-20% margin.
✓Context window of 262K tokens handles long conversations and large documents.
✓Tool / function calling supported.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Mistral Large 3 costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens. A typical chat call (1000 input + 500 output tokens) costs approximately $0.0013. Use the calculator above to estimate your specific use case.
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