GPT-4.1 Nano vs Mistral Large 3

Mistral Large 3 leads in 3 of 8 categories

Arena ELO

Mistral Large 3

Cheaper

GPT-4.1 Nano

Faster

Mistral Large 3

Detailed Comparison

Category	GPT-4.1 Nano	Mistral Large 3
Provider	OpenAI	Mistral
Context Window	128K	256K WIN
Input Price ($/1M)	$0.1 WIN	$0.5
Output Price ($/1M)	$0.4 WIN	$1.5
Arena ELO	N/A	1418 WIN
Coding	N/A	unknown
Reasoning	N/A	43.9% GPQA Diamond
Speed (tokens/sec)	N/A	~70 t/s WIN
Open Source	No	Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 Nano or Mistral Large 3?

GPT-4.1 Nano is approximately 75% cheaper than Mistral Large 3 per million tokens.

Which is better for coding, GPT-4.1 Nano or Mistral Large 3?

GPT-4.1 Nano scores N/A on coding benchmarks, while Mistral Large 3 scores unknown.

Which has a larger context window?

GPT-4.1 Nano supports 128K context, while Mistral Large 3 supports 256K.

Is GPT-4.1 Nano or Mistral Large 3 open source?

GPT-4.1 Nano is proprietary. Mistral Large 3 is open source.

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