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GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Mistral Large 4

Mistral Large 4 leads the LLM Stats Score 46.4 to -9.4. GPT-3.5 Turbo is 1.4x cheaper per token.

OpenAI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Mistral Large 4 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 46.4 to -9.4, ranking #33 overall.

On price, GPT-3.5 Turbo is roughly 1.4x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Mistral Large 4 also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose GPT-3.5 Turbo

  • cost matters — it's about 1.4x cheaper per token

Choose Mistral Large 4

  • overall performance matters — it scores 46.4 and ranks #33 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

GPT-3.5 Turbo
OpenAI
Mistral Large 4
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-9.4
#378
46.4
#33
Reasoning
-8.7
#371
44.0
#42
Coding
-4.5
#272
36.5
#24
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.50 / M
$0.68 / M
Output price
$1.50 / M
$2.09 / M
Context window
16,385
1,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Mistral Large 4
Vision
-16.2#217
1.1#185
Multimodal
-14.4#178
1.7#158
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

8 reported for GPT-3.5 Turbo · 15 for Mistral Large 4

No common benchmarks found

GPT-3.5 Turbo and Mistral Large 4don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

GPT-3.5 Turbo costs less

For input processing, GPT-3.5 Turbo ($0.50/1M tokens) is 1.4x cheaper than Mistral Large 4 ($0.68/1M tokens).

For output processing, GPT-3.5 Turbo ($1.50/1M tokens) is 1.4x cheaper than Mistral Large 4 ($2.09/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Mistral Large 4 is more expensive than GPT-3.5 Turbo.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com
OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$1.50
Best providerAzure
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 4
Input tokens$0.68
Output tokens$2.09
Best providerMistral
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Mistral Large 4 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to GPT-3.5 Turbo's 16,385 tokens. Only GPT-3.5 Turbo specifies output context (4,096 tokens).

OpenAI
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input16,385 tokens
Output4,096 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 4
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Mistral Large 4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas GPT-3.5 Turbo does not.

Mistral Large 4 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Large 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Large 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-3.5 Turbo was released on 2023-03-21, while Mistral Large 4 was released on 2026-10-06.

Mistral Large 4 is 43 months newer than GPT-3.5 Turbo.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Mar 21, 2023

3.6 years ago

Mistral Large 4

Oct 6, 2026

1 days ago

3.5yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-3.5 Turbo has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2021-09-30, while Mistral Large 4's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-3.5 Turbo's training data extends to 2021-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Mistral Large 4's cutoff date.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Sep 2021

Mistral Large 4

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Provider Availability

GPT-3.5 Turbo is available from Azure, OpenAI. Mistral Large 4 is available from Mistral AI.

GPT-3.5 Turbo

azure logo
Azure
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M
openai logo
OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M

Mistral Large 4

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.68/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.09/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against GPT-3.5 Turbo and Mistral Large 4 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GPT-3.5 Turbo
✓ Preferred
Mistral Large 4
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FAQ

Common questions about GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Mistral Large 4.

Which is better, GPT-3.5 Turbo or Mistral Large 4?

Mistral Large 4 leads the LLM Stats Score 46.4 to -9.4. GPT-3.5 Turbo is made by OpenAI and Mistral Large 4 is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does GPT-3.5 Turbo compare to Mistral Large 4 in benchmarks?

GPT-3.5 Turbo scores DROP: 70.2%, MMLU: 69.8%, HumanEval: 68.0%, MGSM: 56.3%, MATH: 43.1%. Mistral Large 4 scores CyBench: 93.0%, SciCode: 91.8%, CyberGym: 82.0%, Finch (FinWorkBench): 67.4%, ChartQAPro: 63.1%.

Is GPT-3.5 Turbo cheaper than Mistral Large 4?

GPT-3.5 Turbo is 1.4x cheaper for input tokens. GPT-3.5 Turbo costs $0.50/M input and $1.50/M output via azure. Mistral Large 4 costs $0.68/M input and $2.09/M output via mistral.

What are the context window sizes for GPT-3.5 Turbo and Mistral Large 4?

GPT-3.5 Turbo supports 16K tokens and Mistral Large 4 supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between GPT-3.5 Turbo and Mistral Large 4?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-9.4 vs 46.4), context window (16K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($0.50 vs $0.68/M), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GPT-3.5 Turbo and Mistral Large 4?

GPT-3.5 Turbo is developed by OpenAI and Mistral Large 4 is developed by Mistral AI.

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