Model decision surface
Compare AI models
Start with Mistral Large 3 2512 and Mixtral 8x22B Instruct, or choose any two current ranked language models. Compare capability evidence, price, context, provider availability, and weight access without pretending one field decides every use case.
Current public data
Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Mixtral 8x22B Instruct
Live dataset updated 9/22/2026, 10:37:09 PM UTC
Open 1200×630 evidence receipt| Field | Mistral Large 3 2512 Mistral AI | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct Mistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| ModelCap position | #72 | #225 |
| Index score | 60.9 | 11.5 |
| Evidence | Measured2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards | Measured2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards |
| Input / 1M | $0.25 | $2.00 |
| Output / 1M | $0.75 | $6.00 |
| Pricing status | fresh | fresh |
| Context | 262K | 66K |
| Providers | 1 | 1 |
| Weight access | API only | Open weights |
Decision facts
- Mistral Large 3 2512 is #72; Mixtral 8x22B Instruct is #225 on the same current language board.
- Index scores are 60.9 for Mistral Large 3 2512 and 11.5 for Mixtral 8x22B Instruct. Their published uncertainty intervals do not overlap, but the aggregate Index does not predict performance on every task; compare the relevant benchmark configurations before choosing.
- Both positions use Measured evidence.
- Listed output price per 1M tokens is $0.75 for Mistral Large 3 2512 and $6.00 for Mixtral 8x22B Instruct. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $0.88 for Mistral Large 3 2512 versus $7.00 for Mixtral 8x22B Instruct. Mistral Large 3 2512 costs 87.5% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.
- Published context is 262,144 tokens for Mistral Large 3 2512 and 65,536 for Mixtral 8x22B Instruct.
- Weight access differs: Mistral Large 3 2512 is none; Mixtral 8x22B Instruct is open.
These are separate published fields, not a synthetic winner. ModelCap does not collapse price, access, context, and capability evidence into a hidden recommendation score.
Popular comparisons
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6 Sol#1 vs #2 on the ModelCap Index
- Claude Fable 5.1 vs Claude Opus 5.5#3 vs #1 on the ModelCap Index
- Claude Fable 5.1 vs GPT-6 Sol#3 vs #2 on the ModelCap Index
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs Grok 4.7#1 vs #4 on the ModelCap Index
- GPT-6 Sol vs Grok 4.7#2 vs #4 on the ModelCap Index
- Claude Fable 5.1 vs Grok 4.7#3 vs #4 on the ModelCap Index
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro#1 vs #5 on the ModelCap Index
- GPT-6 Sol vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro#2 vs #5 on the ModelCap Index
- Claude Fable 5.1 vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro#3 vs #5 on the ModelCap Index
- Grok 4.7 vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro#4 vs #5 on the ModelCap Index
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902)#1 vs #6 on the ModelCap Index
- GPT-6 Sol vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902)#2 vs #6 on the ModelCap Index
- Claude Fable 5.1 vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902)#3 vs #6 on the ModelCap Index
- Qwen3.8 Max (0902) vs Grok 4.7#6 vs #4 on the ModelCap Index
- Qwen3.8 Max (0902) vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro#6 vs #5 on the ModelCap Index
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6 Astra#1 vs #7 on the ModelCap Index
- GPT-6 Astra vs GPT-6 Sol#7 vs #2 on the ModelCap Index
- Claude Fable 5.1 vs GPT-6 Astra#3 vs #7 on the ModelCap Index
- GPT-6 Astra vs Grok 4.7#7 vs #4 on the ModelCap Index
- GPT-6 Astra vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro#7 vs #5 on the ModelCap Index
- GPT-6 Astra vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902)#7 vs #6 on the ModelCap Index
- Claude Opus 5.5 vs Muse Spark 1.3#1 vs #8 on the ModelCap Index
- Muse Spark 1.3 vs GPT-6 Sol#8 vs #2 on the ModelCap Index
- Claude Fable 5.1 vs Muse Spark 1.3#3 vs #8 on the ModelCap Index
Each comparison page is a permanent, shareable URL with the same live figures as this tool: ModelCap Index position, API pricing, context window, provider count, weight access and every shared benchmark board.