GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) vs Mistral Large 4 Preview
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) by OpenAI or Mistral Large 4 Preview by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-29.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)
Mistral Large 4 Preview vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Max): 53.6% less intelligence, 160.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 89.9% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | Mistral Large 4 Preview | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 54.5 | 25.3 | −53.6% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 53.6% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,123.97 | $2,923.39 | +160.1% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 2.6× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 253.86s | 25.54s | −89.9% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 89.9% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $0.70 / $2.10 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- Mistral Large 4 Preview is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 54.50 for $1124.
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