Mistral Large 4 vs o3 Mini High

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Data updated on November 14, 2026· 230 models

MistralLarge 4

Mistral Large 4 is a frontier multimodal (text and image input) model from Mistral AI built for reasoning, coding, and agentic workloads.

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Reasoning estimated
Speed estimated
Input
Output
Context
▲1 M tokens
Max output
▲262 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
▲$0.700
Output, $ per 1M tokens
▲$2.10
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.070
Batch (input / output)
—
Tool calling
Yes
Released
▲10/06/2026
Knowledge cutoff
—
API id
mistralai/mistral-large-4-0
OpenAIMini High

OpenAI o3-mini-high is the same model as o3-mini with reasoning_effort set to high.

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Reasoning estimated
Speed estimated
▲
Input
Output
Context
200 K tokens
Max output
100 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
$1.10
Output, $ per 1M tokens
$4.40
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.550
Batch (input / output)
—
Tool calling
Yes
Released
02/12/2025
Knowledge cutoff
—
API id
openai/o3-mini-high
Third model (optional)
text image audio video PDF / file reasoning (1 to 5, estimated by family) speed (1 to 4, estimated by family)▲ best value among the selected

Which is the better API choice: Mistral Large 4 vs o3 Mini High?

  • Mistral Large 4: cheapest input (36% less than o3 Mini High)
  • Mistral Large 4: cheapest output
  • Mistral Large 4: largest context (1 M)
  • Mistral Large 4: the newest (10/06/2026)
  • o3 Mini High: the fastest (estimated)

Mistral Large 4 costs 36% less on input and 52% less on output than o3 Mini High ($0.700 / $2.10 versus $1.10 / $4.40 per million tokens). Mistral Large 4 accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, Mistral Large 4 accepts images.

What would your product cost?

Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.

Mistral Large 4
$18.90/mo
o3 Mini High
$34.10/mo

With Mistral Large 4 you save $15.20 a month versus o3 Mini High (45% less).

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Paste your prompt: tokens and cost per model

Rough estimate (about 4 characters per token). Nothing is sent to any server.

76tokens approx.287 characters

Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)

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Frequently asked questions

Which is the better API choice: Mistral Large 4 vs o3 Mini High?

Mistral Large 4 costs 36% less on input and 52% less on output than o3 Mini High ($0.700 / $2.10 versus $1.10 / $4.40 per million tokens). Mistral Large 4 accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, Mistral Large 4 accepts images.

Which is cheaper: Mistral Large 4 and o3 Mini High?

Mistral Large 4 is cheaper: $0.700 per million input tokens and $2.10 per million output tokens, versus $1.10 / $4.40 for o3 Mini High.

Which has more context: Mistral Large 4 and o3 Mini High?

Mistral Large 4 accepts 1 M tokens of context; o3 Mini High accepts 200 K.

Which is newer: Mistral Large 4 and o3 Mini High?

Mistral Large 4 was released on 10/06/2026; o3 Mini High on 02/12/2025.

What would 10,000 requests a month cost with Mistral Large 4 and o3 Mini High?

With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: Mistral Large 4: $18.90; o3 Mini High: $34.10 a month, at list price.

Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?

From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.

What does price per million tokens mean?

It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.

Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.