Grok 4.5 vs Mistral Large 3
Cost and capability comparison. For a sample workload of 1,000 input and 500 output tokens across 100,000 requests/month, Mistral Large 3 is cheaper by about $375.00/month.
| Grok 4.5 | Mistral Large 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Arena · Overall(LMArena Elo — higher is better) | 1450✓ | 1427 |
| Arena rank (overall) | #27✓ | #50 |
| Arena · Coding | 1555✓ | 1224 |
| Arena · Math & reasoning | 1445✓ | 1365 |
| Arena · Agentic / tool use | 1420✓ | 1360 |
| Score evidence | Measured | Measured |
| Pricing (USD / 1M tokens) | ||
| Input | $2.00 | $0.5000✓ |
| Output | $6.00 | $1.50✓ |
| Cached input (read) | $0.3000✓ | — |
| Cache write | — | — |
| Blended(3:1 input:output blend) | $3.00 | $0.7500✓ |
| Specs & capabilities | ||
| Provider | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Context window | 500K (500,000)✓ | 262K (262,000) |
| Max output | — | 8,192✓ |
| Modalities | text | text |
| Vision | Yes | Yes |
| Tool use | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| Prompt caching | Yes | No |
| Batch pricing | No | No |
| Tokenizer | approx | approx |
| Release date | — | — |
| Status | ga | ga |
Intelligence scores are community Arena ratings from LMArena / arena.ai, used under CC BY 4.0. Snapshot last refreshed 18 September 2026. Scores are a relative signal, not an absolute measure of capability. A Measured score was voted on directly; an Estimated score is inherited from an identical base model (a regional/creator-prefixed hosting duplicate). See our methodology.
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| Mistral Large 3 | Mistral AI | $0.00125 | $125.00 | $1,500.00 | 262,000 |
| Grok 4.5 | xAI | $0.00500 | $500.00 | $6,000.00 | 500,000 |
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.5 or Mistral Large 3?
For a workload of 1,000 input and 500 output tokens over 100,000 requests/month, Mistral Large 3 is cheaper, costing about $125.00/month versus $500.00/month.
What is the context window of Grok 4.5 and Mistral Large 3?
Grok 4.5 supports 500,000 tokens, while Mistral Large 3 supports 262,000 tokens.
Estimates for planning only. Verify current pricing with each provider.