Mistral Large 2: Pricing, Context, and Benchmarks

Mistral Large 2 is Mistral AI's Mistral Large model released on 2024-07-24. It runs on a 128K-token context window, priced at $2.00/M input and $6.00/M output. Mistral's flagship. Particularly strong on multilingual tasks (European languages).

Specifications

Benchmark scores

Scores reflect single measurements on the date shown. Reproducibility varies; consult the linked source for methodology. Use the comparison tool for side-by-side analysis.

Cost calculator

For 1,000 tokens of input and 1,000 tokens of output per call, this model costs $0.0080 per call. For typical usage:

For more precise estimates including caching discounts, use the LLM API Cost Calculator.

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API setup

curl https://api.mistral.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "mistral-large-2", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'

See the official documentation for the full request/response schema. For pre-flight token counting before paying, use the appropriate token counter.