Llama 3.1 405B Instruct vs Mistral Large 3

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Llama 3.1 405B Instruct and Mistral Large 3, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Only Mistral Large 3 has a directly sourced input price: $0.25 per million tokens. Only Mistral Large 3 has a directly sourced output price: $0.75 per million tokens.

Mistral Large 3 has the larger sourced context window. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct supports 131K and Mistral Large 3 supports 262K.

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is open weight; Mistral Large 3 is open weight.

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is not documented with image input; Mistral Large 3 is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is — and Mistral Large 3 is —.

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct: tool calling. Mistral Large 3: tool calling and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct has 1 sourced provider route; Mistral Large 3 has 2, so Mistral Large 3 has broader tracked availability.

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.