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Mistral Large 4 vs Mixtral 8x22B Instruct
Live dataset updated 10/11/2026, 3:39:45 PM UTC
Open 1200×630 evidence receipt| Field | Mistral Large 4 Mistral AI | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct Mistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| ModelCap position | #62 | #296 |
| Index score | 63.1 | 15.7 |
| Evidence | Measured3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards | Measured2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards |
| Input / 1M | $0.68 | $2.00 |
| Output / 1M | $2.09 | $6.00 |
| Pricing status | fresh | fresh |
| Context | 1M | 66K |
| Providers | 1 | 1 |
| Weight access | No linked weights | Open weights |
Decision facts
- Mistral Large 4 is #62; Mixtral 8x22B Instruct is #296 on the same current language board.
- Index scores are 63.1 for Mistral Large 4 and 15.7 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 $2.09 for Mistral Large 4 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 $2.40 for Mistral Large 4 versus $7.00 for Mixtral 8x22B Instruct. Mistral Large 4 costs 65.6% 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 1,048,576 tokens for Mistral Large 4 and 65,536 for Mixtral 8x22B Instruct.
- Weight access differs: Mistral Large 4 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.
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