Llama 4 MaverickvsMistral Large 2
Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper than Mistral Large 2 at $1.5/M vs $8/M input tokens.
| Spec | Llama 4 Maverick | Mistral Large 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.5/M tokens | $8/M tokens |
| Output price | $2.5/M tokens | $24/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Parameters | 17B active (400B total) | 123B |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Apr 2025 | Jul 2024 |
Our Verdict
Llama 4 Maverick
Mistral Large 2Runner-up
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Llama 4 Maverick has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Llama 4 Maverick costs 9.6x less per token.
Slight edge
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Llama 4 Maverick
Input
$1.50
5.3× cheaper
Output
$2.50
9.6× cheaper
Mistral Large 2
Input
$8.00
Output
$24.00
Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper on both: 5.3× input, 9.6× output.
Where to run it
6 hosts, cheapest first
Mistral Large 21 host
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 8 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
51%
Mistral Large 2 uses 79.6x more emoji
Llama 4 Maverick
Mistral Large 2
49%Vocabulary43%
20wSentence Length21w
0.63Hedging0.39
2.8Bold14.4
3.8Lists7.4
0.00Emoji0.80
0.65Headings1.41
0.09Transitions0.01
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