Mistral Large 3 vs Sonar
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
| Specification |
by Mistral
|
by Perplexity
|
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current mid tier | Current mid tier |
| Released | Nov 1, 2025 | Feb 1, 2025 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.500/Mtok | $1.00/Mtok |
| Output | $1.50/Mtok | $1.00/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0.750/Mtok | $1.00/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 128K tokens | 200K tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
|
text
|
| Benchmarks sources: Mistral model card, Artificial Analysis / n/a | ||
| Avg benchmark score | 53.6 | — |
| Perf / dollar | 71.5 | — |
| GPQA Diamond | 58 | — |
| SWE-Bench Verified | 35 | — |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 18 | — |
| ARC-AGI 2 | 20 | — |
| AIME 2025 | 52 | — |
| MMMLU | 78 | — |
| BFCL | 68 | — |
| HumanEval | 85 | — |
| MATH 500 | 68 | — |
| Independent composite scores each on its own scale — not part of the average above | ||
| AA Intelligence Index | 15.9 | — |
| AA Agentic Index | 5.5 | — |
| AA-Omniscience Index (−100–100) | -39.6 | — |
| LMSYS Chatbot Arena | 1414.7 ELO | — |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Mistral — $0.500/$1.50/Mtok
|
Perplexity — $1.00/$1.00/Mtok
|
Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | Mistral Large 3 | Sonar | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $0.75 | $1 | $0.25 (25%) |
| 10M tokens | $7.5 | $10 | $2.5 (25%) |
| 100M tokens | $75 | $100 | $25 (25%) |
| 1000M tokens | $750 | $1000 | $250 (25%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above- cost dominates: $0.750/Mtok blended vs $1.00 — 25% less on the same 50/50 token mix
- you need the longer context: 200K tokens vs 128K (1.6×)
The cheaper option here — Mistral Large 3 costs $0.750/Mtok blended on Mistral.
Summary
Mistral Large 3 by Mistral costs $0.500/Mtok input and $1.50/Mtok output, with a 128K-token context window. It supports text input.
Sonar by Perplexity costs $1.00/Mtok input and $1.00/Mtok output, with a 200K-token context window. It supports text input.
On a blended cost basis, Mistral Large 3 is 25% cheaper than Sonar.
The two aren't directly comparable on average benchmark score: Mistral Large 3 has published per-benchmark results, while Sonar does not yet.
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.