Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct vs Mistral Large 3
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-01-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,287.1390% of row best · rating · llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct; 95% CI [1282.87677682, 1291.39199009]; votes 39349; rank 243 | 1,427.62100% of row best · rating · mistral-large-3; 95% CI [1424.57601414, 1430.66670291]; votes 65336; rank 85 |
| LMArena Vision Arenavision-2026-08-27-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,141.4793% of row best · rating · llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct; 95% CI [1132.42029588, 1150.51619722]; votes 6936; rank 102 | 1,226.84100% of row best · rating · mistral-large-3; 95% CI [1216.90651393, 1236.78308197]; votes 4751; rank 66 |
| Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above | 0 benchmark wins | 2 benchmark winsOverall lead |
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Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Meta | Mistral AI |
| Family | Llama 4 Maverick 17b 128e Instruct | Mistral Large 3 |
| Model | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct | Mistral Large 3 |
| Version | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct | Mistral Large 3 |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2025-04-05 | 2025-12-02 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Document |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1,000,000 | 262,144 |
| Total parameters | 401,583,781,376 | 675,000,000,000 |
| Active parameters | 17,000,000,000 | 41,000,000,000 |
| License | other | Apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Unknown | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Openrouter (Standard) | Mistral AI (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, tools | agents, chat, generation, structured_outputs, tools, vision |
16 comparable fields · 12 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct Capabilities
Mistral Large 3 Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct vs Mistral Large 3 FAQs
Is Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct or Mistral Large 3 better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct and Mistral Large 3, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct or Mistral Large 3?+
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is $0.20 and Mistral Large 3 is $0.50 per million tokens, so Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is cheaper on this metric. Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is $0.696 and Mistral Large 3 is $1.50 per million tokens, so Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct or Mistral Large 3?+
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct has the larger sourced context window. Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct supports 1,000,000 and Mistral Large 3 supports 262,144.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct or Mistral Large 3?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: An overall winner requires at least two decisive benchmarks from at least two original publishers.
Can Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct or Mistral Large 3 be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is open weight; Mistral Large 3 is open weight.
Can Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct and Mistral Large 3 understand images?+
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is documented with image input; Mistral Large 3 is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct or Mistral Large 3?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is — and Mistral Large 3 is —.
Do Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct and Mistral Large 3 support reasoning and tool use?+
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct: tool calling and image input. Mistral Large 3: tool calling and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct or Mistral Large 3?+
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct has 1 sourced provider route; Mistral Large 3 has 2, so Mistral Large 3 has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct or Mistral Large 3?+
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.