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Mistral Large

Mistral Large is Mistral's flagship text model with a 128K token context window, optimized for complex reasoning, code generation, and tool calling.

Context 128K
Tier Flagship
Knowledge Jan 2024
Tools Supported
Input from
$0.250 / 1M tokens
across 2 providers

API Pricing

Cheapest on Amazon AWS 73% below avg
ProviderInput / 1MOutput / 1MUpdated
$0.250$0.7504/14/2026
$0.500$1.504/14/2026
$2.00$6.004/14/2026

Prices updated daily. Last check: 4/14/2026

Model Details

General

Creator
Mistral
Family
Mistral
Tier
Flagship
Context Window
128K
Knowledge Cutoff
Jan 2024
Modalities
Text

Capabilities

Tool Calling
Yes
Open Source
No
Subtypes
Chat Completion, Code Generation

Strengths & Limitations

  • 128K token context window for processing long documents
  • Native tool calling support with function execution capabilities
  • Optimized for code generation and programming tasks
  • Chat completion interface for conversational applications
  • Flagship-tier reasoning capabilities for complex problems
  • Built by Mistral with European AI development focus
  • Supports structured interactions through tool calling
  • Text-only modality - no image or multimodal input support
  • Proprietary model with no open-source weights available
  • Knowledge cutoff limited to January 2024
  • Smaller context window compared to some competing flagship models
  • No vision capabilities for image analysis tasks

Key Features

128,000 token context window
Tool calling with function execution
Chat completion interface
Code generation capabilities
Text-only processing
Structured output generation
API-based access
Conversational AI functionality

About Mistral Large

Mistral Large is the flagship model from French AI company Mistral, representing the top tier of their model family. As Mistral's most capable offering, it serves as their primary model for complex tasks requiring advanced reasoning and generation capabilities. The model operates with a 128,000 token context window and focuses exclusively on text processing, supporting both chat completion and code generation workloads. Mistral Large includes native tool calling functionality, allowing it to interact with external APIs and execute function calls. The model's knowledge training data includes information through January 2024. Mistral Large competes in the flagship model category alongside other high-capability models from major AI labs. It represents Mistral's approach to building powerful language models with a focus on practical applications like coding assistance, complex reasoning tasks, and agentic workflows that require reliable tool integration.

Common Use Cases

Mistral Large is designed for complex applications requiring flagship-level reasoning capabilities, particularly in coding and technical domains. Its tool calling functionality makes it suitable for building AI agents that need to interact with external systems, APIs, and databases. The 128K context window enables processing of long documents, codebases, and multi-turn conversations. Organizations use Mistral Large for advanced coding assistance, technical documentation generation, complex reasoning tasks, and building sophisticated chatbots or AI assistants that require reliable function calling. Its focus on text processing makes it ideal for applications in software development, technical writing, and analytical workflows where multimodal capabilities are not required.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Mistral Large cost per million tokens?

Mistral Large pricing varies by provider and may include different rates for input and output tokens. Check the pricing table above for current rates across all available providers offering Mistral Large access.

What is Mistral Large best used for?

Mistral Large excels at complex reasoning tasks, code generation, and applications requiring tool calling capabilities. Its 128K context window makes it suitable for processing long documents and codebases, while its flagship-tier capabilities handle sophisticated programming assistance, technical analysis, and building AI agents that interact with external systems.

Does Mistral Large support image inputs or multimodal capabilities?

No, Mistral Large is a text-only model that processes text inputs and generates text outputs. It does not support image analysis, vision tasks, or other multimodal capabilities. For applications requiring image processing, you would need to use a different model with vision capabilities.