mistral-large-latest · Mistral AI
The price bombshell of 2026: flagship-class output at $0.50/$1.50 — cheaper than most rivals' small tiers.
Last checked Aug 16, 2026. Calculations use the listed base rates; provider-specific tiers, cache writes, batch pricing, and long-context rules may differ. Note: Cached input 90% off; batch half price. Context per model family docs; pricing page lists rates only. Confirm the current rate at the official provider source.
Input
$0.50
per 1M tokens
Output
$1.50
per 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.05
per 1M tokens
Context window
131.1K
max output 32.8K
Mistral Large 3 cost calculator
What Mistral Large 3 costs per task
| Use case | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / request | Monthly @ 1K req/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer support chatbot | 3,500 | 350 | $0.001173 | $35.175 |
| RAG / search-augmented answers | 8,000 | 500 | $0.00295 | $88.50 |
| AI coding assistant | 12,000 | 2,000 | $0.00576 | $172.80 |
| Document summarization | 25,000 | 600 | $0.0123 | $368.25 |
| Agentic workflow | 40,000 | 1,500 | $0.0106 | $316.50 |
| Content generation | 800 | 1,200 | $0.002092 | $62.76 |
| Data extraction & tagging | 2,000 | 250 | $0.001195 | $35.85 |
| Translation | 5,000 | 5,500 | $0.0104 | $312.375 |
Assumes each use case's typical cacheable share of input. See full cost scenarios.
Compare with alternatives
| Model | Input /M | Output /M | Context | Chat request* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Large 3 | $0.50 | $1.50 | 131.1K | $0.0023 |
| GPT-5.6 Lunacompare | $0.20 | $1.20 | 1.1M | $0.0014 |
| Grok 4.3 | $1.25 | $2.50 | 1M | $0.0049 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | $0.30 | $2.50 | 1M | $0.00266 |
*4,000 in + 800 out tokens, 50% cached input where available.
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Mistral Large 3 costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens, with cached input at $0.05 per 1M tokens. Verified Aug 16, 2026 against https://mistral.ai/pricing/api/.
Mistral Large 3 supports a 131,072-token context window with up to 32,768 output tokens per request, tokenized with Tekken (131K vocab).
At $0.50/M input and $1.50/M output, Mistral Large 3 sits above GPT-5.6 Luna ($0.20/M in, $1.20/M out) — see the comparison table for full-workload differences.