Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch)

mistralai · Released Dec 1, 2025
DFO score
12.2 variant, not ranked separately
Speed
– Not reported
Input Price #376 / 717
$0.250 per 1M tokens
Output Price #366 / 717
$0.750 per 1M tokens
Context #185 / 717
262,144 tokens

Analysis Summary

Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch) is a multimodal endpoint with image and file input, a 262K-token context, tool use, and function calling. Its listed prices are moderate. No benchmark results are provided for this batch variant, which leaves reasoning, coding, and production reliability unverified.

Its context and input options could support document-heavy tasks and workflows involving visual material, while tool calling enables integration tests. Those features do not establish that outputs are accurate or consistent enough for client delivery. Evaluate it on the team's own content and analysis tasks before adoption, especially if its output will trigger downstream actions. Until then, treat it as a candidate for a controlled trial rather than a preferred general-purpose model.

Assessed September 23, 2026

Editorial notes

Mistral Large 3 (batch) lists vision, file input, a 262K-token context, and tool calling at moderate prices, but no benchmark data is supplied for this endpoint.

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DFO Verdict

Mistral Large 3 (batch) lists vision, file input, a 262K-token context, and tool calling at moderate prices, but no benchmark data is supplied for this endpoint.

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How Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch) compares

Its 262K-token context window is larger than 74% of the models we list. At $0.25 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 48% of comparable models.

Position in the field
DFO score: ahead of 45% of models #397
Price: cheaper than 48% of models #376
Context: larger than 74% of models #185
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch) $0.25 in $0.75 out
Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 $4.00 in $20.00 out
Google: Gemini 4 Argon $2.00 in $10.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1 $10.00 in $50.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens
Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch) 262K

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $0.25 $0.000250
Output $0.75 $0.000750

What would Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch) cost your business?

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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.

3,000
One request is one message, email, draft or automation call.
1,200 tokens

$1.44/mo Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch) $0.0005 per request
$31.68/mo Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 $0.01 per request
$7.92/mo Google: Gemini 4 Argon (batch) · best value $0.0026 per request

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About Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch)

Mistral Large 3 2512 is Mistral’s most capable model to date, featuring a sparse mixture-of-experts architecture with 41B active parameters (675B total), and released under the Apache 2.0 license.

Frequently asked questions about Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch)

How much does Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch) cost?

Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch) costs $0.25 per million input tokens and $0.75 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch)?

Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch) has a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K).

What can Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch) do?

Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch) supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.

Who created Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch)?

Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 (batch) is developed by Mistral and was released on December 1, 2025.

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