Magistral Medium vs Mistral Large 3
Magistral Medium and Mistral Large 3 are closely matched at 13.1 and 10.4 on the LLM Stats Score.
Mistral AI · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Magistral Medium and Mistral Large 3 are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 13.1 and 10.4.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Magistral Medium
- you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem
Choose Mistral Large 3
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
6 reported for Magistral Medium · 8 for Mistral Large 3
Magistral Medium and Mistral Large 3don'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
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Mistral Large 3 has 651.0B more parameters than Magistral Medium, making it 2712.5% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Mistral Large 3 specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Mistral Large 3 specifies output context (8,192 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Both Magistral Medium and Mistral Large 3 support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Magistral Medium
Mistral Large 3
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.
Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Magistral Medium was released on 2025-06-10, while Mistral Large 3 was released on 2025-09-01.
Mistral Large 3 is 3 months newer than Magistral Medium.
Jun 10, 2025
1.3 years ago
Sep 1, 2025
1.0 years ago
2mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Magistral Medium has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while Mistral Large 3's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Magistral Medium's training data extends to 2025-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Mistral Large 3's cutoff date.
Jun 2025
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Magistral Medium and Mistral Large 3 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Magistral Medium vs Mistral Large 3.