Mistral Large 2 benchmarks, pricing and specs
Mistral Large 2 is a Mistral AI model released on July 24, 2024 that takes text input and produces text. It is now listed as a legacy model. Its price is not published and accepts up to 128,000 tokens of context. It scores 1314 Elo on Arena Text (Arena, measured October 8, 2026).
- Context window
- 128K
- Arena Text
- 1314 Elo
Data verified October 12, 2026 · Dataset 2026-10-12
Key facts
- Provider
- Mistral AI
- Model family
- Mistral Large
- Release date
- July 24, 2024
- Status
- Legacy
- Access
- API and open weights
- API model id
- Not reported
- Context window
- 128,000 tokens
- Max output
- Not reported
- Input
- text
- Output
- text
- Task families
- text
- Declared capabilities
- reasoning
Mistral Large 2 pricing
Independent benchmark results
Scores come from independent evaluators that ran the model themselves, pinned to a dated snapshot. Rank is among current models in the same snapshot. Mistral AI's own launch figures are listed under strengths with the publisher named, because they are not measured the same way.
| Benchmark | Score | Rank | Measured | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Text | 1314 Elo | Not ranked | October 8, 2026 | Arena · 2026-10-12 |
| GPQA Diamond | 49% | Not ranked | October 12, 2026 | Epoch AI · 2026-10-12 |
Strengths, cautions and best uses
Strengths
- Mistral Large 2 records both API and open-weight access for text inputs and a published 128,000-token context window
Cautions
- This record is marked legacy; confirm current availability and migration requirements before adoption
Best for
- Historical general-purpose text trials with flexible deployment
Alternatives to Mistral Large 2
The closest current textmodels by price. The cheapest model that scores as well or better is listed first; failing that, the cheapest one within 3% of the benchmark's scale.
DeepSeek-R1
- 84 points higher on Arena Text, 1398 vs 1314
- From DeepSeek
Gemini 2.5 Pro
- 131 points higher on Arena Text, 1445 vs 1314
- 1.05M context window vs 128K
- From Google
GPT-4.1
- 101 points higher on Arena Text, 1415 vs 1314
- 1.05M context window vs 128K
- From OpenAI
GPT-4.1 mini
- 69 points higher on Arena Text, 1383 vs 1314
- 1.05M context window vs 128K
- From OpenAI
Mistral Large 2 FAQ
What is the context window of Mistral Large 2?
Mistral Large 2 accepts up to 128,000 tokens of context. That ranks #40 of 45 current text models by context length.
How does Mistral Large 2 score on independent benchmarks?
Mistral Large 2 scores 1314 Elo on Arena Text (Arena, measured October 8, 2026) and 49% on GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI, measured October 12, 2026). These are independent evaluations, not Mistral AI's own launch figures.
Is Mistral Large 2 open source or API only?
Mistral Large 2 is available both through Mistral AI's API and as open weights you can run yourself.
What are the best alternatives to Mistral Large 2?
The closest current alternatives by price and measured performance are DeepSeek-R1 (84 points higher on Arena Text, 1398 vs 1314), Gemini 2.5 Pro (131 points higher on Arena Text, 1445 vs 1314), GPT-4.1 (101 points higher on Arena Text, 1415 vs 1314) and GPT-4.1 mini (69 points higher on Arena Text, 1383 vs 1314).
Sources
- Large Enough · Mistral AI · official · verified August 6, 2026
- Mistral AI pricing · Mistral AI · official · verified August 6, 2026
- Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub data (benchmark_data.zip) · Epoch AI · independent · verified October 12, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
- Arena leaderboard dataset (lmarena-ai/leaderboard-dataset) · Arena · independent · verified October 12, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
Cite this page
Van Data Team. "Mistral Large 2 Benchmarks, Pricing and Specs." AI Model Benchmark Dataset 2026-10-12. https://vandatateam.com/ai-model-benchmarks/mistral-large-2
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