Mistral Large 3 vs Solar Pro 3
Which is better for the money: Mistral Large 3 by Mistral or Solar Pro 3 by Upstage? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Mistral Large 3
Solar Pro 3 vs Mistral Large 3: 16.1% less intelligence, 243.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 163.8% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Mistral Large 3 | Solar Pro 3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 9.3 | 7.8 | −16.1% Solar Pro 3 is 16.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $46.41 | $159.22 | +243.1% Solar Pro 3 is 3.4× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 7.18s | 18.94s | +163.8% Solar Pro 3 is 163.8% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.50 / $1.50 | $0.15 / $0.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Mistral Large 3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
- Solar Pro 3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 41.20 for $158.
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