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Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Voxtral Small 24B 2507

Mistral Large 3 2512 (Mistral AI) and Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (Mistral AI) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Mistral Large 3 2512 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#44 vs #228); Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is 5× cheaper per output token ($0.30/1M vs $1.50/1M); Mistral Large 3 2512 offers the longer context window (262K vs 32K tokens); and Voxtral Small 24B 2507 ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Mistral Large 3 2512 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #44 against #228 (52.4 vs 0.0 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 32K.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Mistral Large 3 2512 was listed 1 December 2025, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 30 October 2025.

Choose Voxtral Small 24B 2507 if…

  • API cost matters — $0.30/1M output tokens against $1.50/1M, about 5× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.10/1M against $0.50/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Voxtral Small 24B 2507 ships open weights while Mistral Large 3 2512 is api only.

Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Voxtral Small 24B 2507: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Mistral Large 3 2512 and Voxtral Small 24B 2507
FieldMistral Large 3 2512Mistral AIVoxtral Small 24B 2507Mistral AI
ModelCap Index position#44#228
Index score52.40.0
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.50$0.10
Output price / 1M tokens$1.50$0.30
Context window262K tokens32K tokens
Max output tokens——
API providers listed11
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, Image, FileText, Audio, File
First listed1 December 202530 October 2025
PublisherMistral AIMistral AI

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Voxtral Small 24B 2507

Public benchmark boards where Mistral Large 3 2512 or Voxtral Small 24B 2507 has a published result
BoardMistral Large 3 2512Voxtral Small 24B 2507Leads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14681463–1474—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Voxtral Small 24B 2507: common questions

Is Mistral Large 3 2512 better than Voxtral Small 24B 2507?

Mistral Large 3 2512 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #44 against #228. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Mistral Large 3 2512 cheaper than Voxtral Small 24B 2507?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is cheaper on output tokens: $0.30/1M against $1.50/1M. Input tokens are $0.50/1M for Mistral Large 3 2512 and $0.10/1M for Voxtral Small 24B 2507. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Mistral Large 3 2512 or Voxtral Small 24B 2507?

Mistral Large 3 2512 has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 32K.

Which is better for coding, Mistral Large 3 2512 or Voxtral Small 24B 2507?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Mistral Large 3 2512 and Voxtral Small 24B 2507 open-weight models?

Mistral Large 3 2512: API only. Voxtral Small 24B 2507: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Mistral Large 3 2512 and Voxtral Small 24B 2507?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Mistral Large 3 2512 and 1 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Voxtral Small 24B 2507 comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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