Llama 4 Maverick vs Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 leads the LLM Stats Score 46.2 to 14.7. Llama 4 Maverick is 3.7x cheaper per token.
Meta · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Mistral Large 4 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 46.2 to 14.7, ranking #34 overall.
On price, Llama 4 Maverick is roughly 3.7x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Llama 4 Maverick
- cost matters — it's about 3.7x cheaper per token
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
Choose Mistral Large 4
- overall performance matters — it scores 46.2 and ranks #34 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
13 reported for Llama 4 Maverick · 18 for Mistral Large 4
Llama 4 Maverick 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
For input processing, Llama 4 Maverick ($0.17/1M tokens) is 4.0x cheaper than Mistral Large 4 ($0.68/1M tokens).
For output processing, Llama 4 Maverick ($0.60/1M tokens) is 3.5x cheaper than Mistral Large 4 ($2.09/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Mistral Large 4 is more expensive than Llama 4 Maverick.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Mistral Large 4 has 650.0B more parameters than Llama 4 Maverick, making it 162.5% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Both models have the same input context window of 1,000,000 tokens. Only Llama 4 Maverick specifies output context (1,000,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Both Llama 4 Maverick and Mistral Large 4 support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Llama 4 Maverick
Mistral Large 4
License
Usage and distribution terms
Llama 4 Maverick is licensed under Llama 4 Community License Agreement, while Mistral Large 4 uses a proprietary license.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Llama 4 Community License Agreement
Open weights
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Llama 4 Maverick was released on 2025-04-05, while Mistral Large 4 was released on 2026-10-06.
Mistral Large 4 is 18 months newer than Llama 4 Maverick.
Apr 5, 2025
1.5 years ago
Oct 6, 2026
2 days ago
1.5yr newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Provider Availability
Llama 4 Maverick is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Lambda, Groq, Fireworks, Together, Sambanova. Mistral Large 4 is available from Mistral AI.
Llama 4 Maverick
Mistral Large 4
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Llama 4 Maverick and Mistral Large 4 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Llama 4 Maverick vs Mistral Large 4.