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Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Solar Open2 250B

Mistral Large 3 2512 (Mistral AI) and Solar Open2 250B (Upstage) 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 #47).

Which should you choose?

Choose Mistral Large 3 2512 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #44 against #47 (52.4 vs 51.4 points).
  • you want provider choice — 1 listed API providers against 0.

Choose Solar Open2 250B if…

  • you want the more recently listed model — Solar Open2 250B was listed 22 July 2026, Mistral Large 3 2512 1 December 2025.

Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Solar Open2 250B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Mistral Large 3 2512 and Solar Open2 250B
FieldMistral Large 3 2512Mistral AISolar Open2 250BUpstage
ModelCap Index position#44#47
Index score52.451.4
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.50Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$1.50Unlisted
Context window262K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens——
API providers listed10
Weight accessAPI onlyRestricted license
Input modalitiesText, Image, FileText
First listed1 December 202522 July 2026
PublisherMistral AIUpstage

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Solar Open2 250B

Public benchmark boards where Mistral Large 3 2512 or Solar Open2 250B has a published result
BoardMistral Large 3 2512Solar Open2 250BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14681463–1474—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—37.4intelligence-indexOnly 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 Solar Open2 250B: common questions

Is Mistral Large 3 2512 better than Solar Open2 250B?

Mistral Large 3 2512 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #44 against #47. 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 Solar Open2 250B?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Mistral Large 3 2512 or Solar Open2 250B?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Mistral Large 3 2512 or Solar Open2 250B?

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 Solar Open2 250B open-weight models?

Mistral Large 3 2512: API only. Solar Open2 250B: Restricted license. 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 Solar Open2 250B?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Mistral Large 3 2512 and 0 for Solar Open2 250B, 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 Solar Open2 250B 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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