Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E vs Mistral Large 3
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Meta | Mistral AI |
| Family | Llama 4 Maverick 17b 128e | Mistral Large 3 |
| Model | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E | Mistral Large 3 |
| Version | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E | 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 | Unknown | Mistral AI (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, tools | agents, chat, generation, structured_outputs, tools, vision |
15 comparable fields · 11 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E Capabilities
Mistral Large 3 Capabilities
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E vs Mistral Large 3 FAQs
Is Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E 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 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 or Mistral Large 3?+
Only Mistral Large 3 has a directly sourced input price: $0.50 per million tokens. Only Mistral Large 3 has a directly sourced output price: $1.50 per million tokens.
Which has a larger context window, Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E or Mistral Large 3?+
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E has the larger sourced context window. Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E supports 1,000,000 and Mistral Large 3 supports 262,144.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E or Mistral Large 3?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E or Mistral Large 3 be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E is open weight; Mistral Large 3 is open weight.
Can Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E and Mistral Large 3 understand images?+
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E 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 or Mistral Large 3?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E is — and Mistral Large 3 is —.
Do Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E and Mistral Large 3 support reasoning and tool use?+
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E: 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 or Mistral Large 3?+
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E has 0 sourced provider routes; Mistral Large 3 has 2, so Mistral Large 3 has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E 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.