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

Model

≈ Estimated tokenizer·$0.50 in·$1.50 out (per 1M)

Quick start with a use case

Input tokens

Output tokens

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

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Detailed pricing

Mistral Large 3 pricing breakdown

All pricing dimensions including caching and batch discounts.

Type	Price (per 1M tokens)	Note
Input	$0.5000	Standard input tokens
Output	$1.5000	Generated output tokens

Cutting costs? Open models start at $0.14/1M

DeepSeek, Kimi & 200+ open models on Novita AI — often 5–20x cheaper than proprietary APIs for comparable tasks.

Try Novita AI

Affiliate link — we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

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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	vs Mistral Large 3
Mistral Large 3 Mistral · this page	$0.001250	—
DeepSeek V4-Flash DeepSeek	$0.000280	−78%
DeepSeek V3.2 DeepSeek	$0.000480	−62%
GPT-5.6 Luna OpenAI	$0.000800	−36%
GPT-5 mini OpenAI	$0.001250	+0%
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Google	$0.001550	+24%

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.