Mistral Large 2 vs Mistral Medium 3
Compare Mistral Large 2 and Mistral Medium 3, both from Mistral AI, context windows of 128K vs 131K, tested across 23 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Mistral Large 2 or Mistral Medium 3?
Mistral Large 2 and Mistral Medium 3 are both competitive models. Mistral Large 2 costs $8/M input tokens vs $0.4/M for Mistral Medium 3. Context windows: 128K vs 131K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Mistral Large 2 and Mistral Medium 3
Mistral Large 2 is made by mistral while Mistral Medium 3 is from mistral. Mistral Large 2 has a 128K token context window compared to Mistral Medium 3's 131K. On pricing, Mistral Large 2 costs $8/M input tokens vs $0.4/M for Mistral Medium 3.
Per 1M tokens
Mistral Medium 3 is cheaper on both — 20× input, 12× output
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Mistral Medium 3 is 12x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Mistral Medium 3 uses 15.3x more transitions
