Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512
Analysis Summary
Mistral Large 3 2512 supports text, image, file, and tool-oriented workflows with a 262,144-token context window. Those features are useful for document and media processing, but the supplied intelligence result is limited and no detailed coding, agentic, or instruction-following evidence is available for this release.
The model could be tested for multimodal document intake, visual extraction, and workflow actions that benefit from large context. It should not be the default for complex reasoning, coding, or customer-facing writing until stronger task evidence is available. Input and output prices are relatively high compared with the measured capability, which weakens its use for volume automation. Choose it only when file and image handling are central to the workflow.
Assessed August 9, 2026
Editorial notes
Mistral Large 3 provides vision, file handling, tools, a 262K context window, and broad multimodal input. Its measured intelligence is limited and its pricing is high for the capability shown, restricting it to specialised document workflows.
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DFO Verdict
Mistral Large 3 provides vision, file handling, tools, a 262K context window, and broad multimodal input. Its measured intelligence is limited and its pricing is high for the capability shown, restricting it to specialised document workflows.
How Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 compares
Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 ranks #294 of 432 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Its 262K-token context window is larger than 72% of the models we list. At $0.50 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 39% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.50 | $0.000500 |
| Output | $1.50 | $0.001500 |
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Talk to our teamAbout Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512
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
How much does Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 cost?
Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 costs $0.50 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512?
Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 has a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K).
What can Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 do?
Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512?
Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 is developed by Mistral and was released on December 1, 2025.