Model comparison
Mistral Large 4 vs Sonar
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index.
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Mistral AI
PerplexitySummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Mistral Large 4 leads 48.6 to 35.7.
- Both cost about the same: $0.68 input and $2.09 output per million tokens.
- Mistral Large 4 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Mistral Large 4 | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 38.5 |
| Released | 2026-10-06 | 2024-01-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 128K |
| Max output | 262K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.68 | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.09 | $1 |
| Results tracked | 15 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57), Sonar: 35.7 (#221)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1541 | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1475 | — |
Reasoning Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192), Sonar: 21.1 (#227)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 27.4% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1444 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |
Math Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91), Sonar: 33.7 (#200)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1488 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | 20% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1415 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1491 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | — |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76), Sonar: 71.4 (#150)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1424 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1429 | — |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97), Sonar: 52.6 (#167)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1424 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large 4 better than Sonar?
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Large 4 or Sonar?
Sonar is cheaper. It lists at $1 per million input tokens and $1 per million output tokens; Mistral Large 4 lists at $0.68 and $2.09.
Is Mistral Large 4 or Sonar better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 35.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Large 4 does, with 1.05M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 4 and Sonar share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 4 has 15 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.