Llama 4 Maverick vs Mistral Large 3
Which is better for the money: Llama 4 Maverick by Meta or Mistral Large 3 by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Llama 4 Maverick
Mistral Large 3 vs Llama 4 Maverick: the same intelligence, 5.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 34.5% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Llama 4 Maverick | Mistral Large 3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 9.3 | 9.3 | Even |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $43.98 | $46.41 | +5.5% Mistral Large 3 is 5.5% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 10.94s | 7.17s | −34.5% Mistral Large 3 is 34.5% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.25 / $0.92 | $0.50 / $1.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Llama 4 Maverick is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
- Mistral Large 3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
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