Model summary
Mistral Large 4 Preview is above average in intelligence and well priced when comparing to other models of similar price. It's also faster than average, however very verbose. The model supports text and image input, outputs text, and has a 524k tokens context window.
Mistral Large 4 Preview scores 38 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among comparable models (median: 26). When evaluating the Intelligence Index, it generated 200M tokens, which is very verbose in comparison to the median of 81M.
Pricing for Mistral Large 4 Preview is $1.36 per 1M input tokens (moderately priced, median: $2.00) and $4.18 per 1M output tokens (competitively priced, median: $10.00). On average, it costs $1.13 per task to evaluate Mistral Large 4 Preview on the Intelligence Index.
At 116 tokens per second, Mistral Large 4 Preview is faster than average (87).
| Reasoning | Yes This page shows the reasoning version of this model. A non-reasoning variant may also exist. |
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| Input modality | Supports: text and image |
| Output modality | Supports: text |
| Context window | 524k ~786 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font |
Metrics are compared against models of the same class:
- Non-reasoning models → compared only with other non-reasoning models
- Reasoning models → compared across both reasoning and non-reasoning
- Open weights models → compared only with other open weights models of the same size class:
- Tiny: ≤4B parameters
- Small: 4B–40B parameters
- Medium: 40B–150B parameters
- Large: >150B parameters
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Proprietary models → compared across proprietary and open weights models of the same price range, using a blended 3:1 input/output price ratio:
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<$0.15 per 1M tokens
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$0.15–$1 per 1M tokens
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$1 per 1M tokens
IntelligenceUpdated #
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Artificial Analysis Finance & Accounting Index
Intelligence Evaluations
[AA-Briefcase v1.1](https://artificialanalysis.ai/evaluations/aa-briefcase)Updated
Agentic knowledge work, (Elo-500)/2000
[GDPval-AA v2.1](https://artificialanalysis.ai/evaluations/gdpval-aa)Updated
Agentic real-world work tasks, (Elo-500)/2000
Agentic SaaS workflows
Agentic coding & terminal use
SciCodeUnder review Coding
Reasoning & knowledge
Professional document reasoning, All-pass
CritPtUnder review Physics reasoning
Knowledge
1 - hallucination rate
Long context reasoning
Legal agentic work, criterion pass rate
Agentic business operations
Agentic scientific research workflows in a terminal
Quantitative analysis on spreadsheets & documents
Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis
Visual reasoning
Medical long context reasoning
AA-Briefcase v1.1Updated
AA-Briefcase Elo
AA-Omniscience
AA-Omniscience Index
Intelligence Index Comparisons #
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Token Use #
Output Tokens per Intelligence Index Task
Cost #
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output
Context Window #
Context Window
Speed #
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed
Time per Intelligence Index Task
Latency #
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
End-to-End Response Time #
Seconds to output 500 tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time
Frequently Asked Questions #
Common questions about Mistral Large 4 Preview
Mistral Large 4 Preview was released on October 6, 2026.
Mistral Large 4 Preview was created by Mistral.
Mistral Large 4 Preview scores 38 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 26).
Mistral Large 4 Preview generates output at 116.1 tokens per second (based on Mistral's API), which is above average compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 87.4 t/s).
Mistral Large 4 Preview has a time to first token (TTFT) of 1.46s (based on Mistral's API), which is very competitive compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 3.84s).
Mistral Large 4 Preview costs $1.36 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $2.00) and $4.18 per 1M output tokens (very competitive, median: $10.00), based on Mistral's API.
Mistral Large 4 Preview costs $1.36 per 1M input tokens and $4.18 per 1M output tokens (based on Mistral's API). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $0.79 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider. Compare provider pricing
When evaluated on the Intelligence Index, Mistral Large 4 Preview generated 200M output tokens, which is at the higher end compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 81M).
Yes, Mistral Large 4 Preview is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer.
Mistral Large 4 Preview supports text and image input.
Mistral Large 4 Preview supports text output.
Yes, Mistral Large 4 Preview supports image input and can analyze, describe, and answer questions about images.
Yes, Mistral Large 4 Preview is multimodal. It can process text and image input and generate text output.
Mistral Large 4 Preview has a context window of 520k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
No, Mistral Large 4 Preview is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.
Mistral Large 4 Preview has 1 trillion parameters.
Mistral Large 4 Preview achieves a score of 38 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.
Yes, Mistral Large 4 Preview is available via API through 2 providers. Compare API providers
Mistral Large 4 Preview is available through 2 API providers. Compare providers