Model comparison
Mistral Medium 3.1 vs Pixtral Large
Mistral Medium 3.1 and Pixtral Large score almost the same on the Noometry Index (31.9 vs 32.2), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Mistral Medium 3.1 scores higher in 1 category and Pixtral Large in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Medium 3.1 leads 55.5 to 32.9.
- Mistral Medium 3.1 is cheaper at $0.40 / $2 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- Mistral Medium 3.1 accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 128K.
- Pixtral Large has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Mistral Medium 3.1 | Pixtral Large | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 31.9 | 32.2 |
| Released | — | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 131K | 128K |
| Max output | 105K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 3 |
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Category by category
Reasoning Pixtral Large leads
Mistral Medium 3.1: 10.6 (#341), Pixtral Large: 21.7 (#218)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 6.5% | — |
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |
| Thematic Generalization | 20.3% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: —, Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1089 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Medium 3.1 leads
Mistral Medium 3.1: 55.5 (#145), Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1476 | 988 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Medium 3.1 better than Pixtral Large?
Mistral Medium 3.1 and Pixtral Large score almost the same on the Noometry Index (31.9 vs 32.2), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Medium 3.1 or Pixtral Large?
Mistral Medium 3.1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.40 per million input tokens and $2 per million output tokens; Pixtral Large lists at $2 and $6.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Medium 3.1 does, with 131K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Medium 3.1 and Pixtral Large share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Mistral Medium 3.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Pixtral Large has 3.