Mistral (Mistral AI)
European models with open weights
Mistral AI is the French lab behind Mistral Large 4, released in preview on 6 October 2026, alongside Mistral Medium 3.5, Mistral Small 4 and the small Ministral 3 models. Mistral Large 4 is a multimodal model that Mistral says will ship with open weights, served from its European data centres.
| Pricing from | Free plan; API from $0.10 per million input tokens |
| Best for | EU data residency and open weights |
| Website | mistral.ai |
Mistral (Mistral AI) pricing
Has a free plan. Pricing as Lister records it: Free plan; API from $0.10 per million input tokens
Prices change: check Mistral (Mistral AI)'s own pricing page before you buy.
Strengths and trade-offs
- Served from European data centres
- Apache 2.0 licence on small models
- Lowest index score on this list
- Large 4 still in preview
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Questions about Mistral (Mistral AI)
How much does Mistral (Mistral AI) cost?
Mistral (Mistral AI)'s pricing, as Lister records it: Free plan; API from $0.10 per million input tokens.
Is Mistral (Mistral AI) free?
Yes. Its pricing reads: Free plan; API from $0.10 per million input tokens.
Who is Mistral (Mistral AI) best for?
Mistral (Mistral AI) is best for EU data residency and open weights.
Where does Mistral (Mistral AI) rank?
Mistral (Mistral AI) is ranked #10 in Top 10 LLMs (Lister Score 85.4).
What are the best alternatives to Mistral (Mistral AI)?
The closest alternatives on Lister are Claude (Anthropic) (#1 in Top 10 LLMs), Gemini (Google) (#2 in Top 10 LLMs) and GPT (OpenAI) (#3 in Top 10 LLMs).
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#10 in Top 10 LLMs
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