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Mistral Large 4

Mistral Large 4 is a Mistral model with 1.05M context, $0.70 in / $2.10 out per million tokens, last verified November 3, 2026. Open weights: yes. Public-board scores are linked to the publisher; vendor-only figures stay in the watch-out, not on the board.

Mistral's largest open-weight frontier model: a 1T-parameter multimodal MoE for sovereign and security deployments.

Recorded profile verification November 3, 2026Individual provider fields may changeAccess: preview

AI model specification details
SpecificationMistral Large 4
ProviderMistral
TierFrontier
Context window1.05M
Max outputNot verifiedUnverified
Input / 1M tokens$0.70
Output / 1M tokens$2.10
WeightsOpen
Parameters1T total / 52B active (sparse MoE)
Reasoning levelsNot verifiedUnverified
Modalitiestext, image
LicenseMistral Ecosystem Open-Weight License
ReleasedOctober 6, 2026

Pricing tiers: Preview API rates are $0.70 input/$2.10 output per million tokens with cached input $0.07. Self-hosted weight costs depend on your own infrastructure; partner route prices are separate.

Best for

  • Self-hosted frontier workloads
  • Security and cyber workflows
  • European sovereign deployments

Watch out

The hosted API is a public preview. The 1,048,576 figure is the checkpoint position limit; exact hosted output accounting is unverified. The weight licence is Mistral's ecosystem licence, not Apache 2.0; read its terms before commercial use. Publisher benchmark claims are not independent public-board observations.

History

Mistral Large 4 timeline

Release and status events for this model that passed two-source verification — dated, sourced, and linked.

  • Mistral Large 4Limited previewOctober 6, 2026

    Mistral launched Large 4 as a public preview API with open weights following: a 1T-parameter multimodal MoE with 52B active parameters.

    Mistral Large 4 announcement, dated October 6

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Common questions

Mistral Large 4

Answered from the verified figures on this page rather than general guidance.

How much does Mistral Large 4 cost per million tokens?
Mistral Large 4 lists base rates of $0.70 per million input tokens and $2.10 per million output tokens. Estimate both input and output token volume and any additional charges for your workload. Preview API rates are $0.70 input/$2.10 output per million tokens with cached input $0.07. Self-hosted weight costs depend on your own infrastructure; partner route prices are separate.
What is Mistral Large 4's context window?
Mistral Large 4 accepts about 1.05M tokens of context. That only matters if you routinely send very long documents, large codebases, or multi-turn histories that approach that limit.
What is Mistral Large 4 best for?
Mistral Large 4 is a frontier tier from Mistral. It suits self-hosted frontier workloads, security and cyber workflows, european sovereign deployments. The hosted API is a public preview. The 1,048,576 figure is the checkpoint position limit; exact hosted output accounting is unverified. The weight licence is Mistral's ecosystem licence, not Apache 2.0; read its terms before commercial use. Publisher benchmark claims are not independent public-board observations.
Can I self-host Mistral Large 4?
Mistral Large 4 publishes open weights, but self-hosting depends on the licence, hardware footprint, quantisation quality, and serving stack. A hosted API is often cheaper until you have measured throughput and concurrency on your own hardware.
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