LongCat 2.0 vs Mistral Large 3
Which is better for the money: LongCat 2.0 by LongCat or Mistral Large 3 by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
LongCat 2.0 scores 9.8 points higher (19.1 vs 9.3) but costs 12× as much to run the benchmark ($545 vs $46.4; premium vs budget cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick LongCat 2.0 when you need intelligence above 9.3, and Mistral Large 3 when 9.3 is enough.
| Metric | LongCat 2.0 | Mistral Large 3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 19.1 | 9.3 | −51.3% Mistral Large 3 is 51.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $544.74 | $46.41 | −91.5% Mistral Large 3 is 91.5% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 35.51s | 7.17s | −79.8% Mistral Large 3 is 79.8% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.75 / $2.95 | $0.50 / $1.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Mistral Large 3 vs LongCat 2.0: 51.3% less intelligence, 91.5% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 79.8% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- LongCat 2.0 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
- 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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