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MiniCPM-SALA vs Mistral Large 4

Mistral Large 4 leads the LLM Stats Score 46.2 to 14.4.

OpenBMB · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Mistral Large 4 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 46.2 to 14.4, ranking #34 overall.

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

Choose MiniCPM-SALA

  • 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 — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

MiniCPM-SALA
OpenBMB
Mistral Large 4
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
14.4
#252
46.2
#34
Reasoning
15.7
#237
44.4
#38
Coding
20.9
#102
35.4
#27
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
— / M
$0.68 / M
Output price
— / M
$2.09 / M
Context window
—
1,000,000

Individual benchmarks

24 reported for MiniCPM-SALA · 18 for Mistral Large 4

No common benchmarks found

MiniCPM-SALA 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

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1040.5B diff

Mistral Large 4 has 1040.5B more parameters than MiniCPM-SALA, making it 10979.2% larger.

OpenBMB
MiniCPM-SALA
9.5Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 4
1.1Tparameters
9.5B
MiniCPM-SALA
1050.0B
Mistral Large 4

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral Large 4 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens).

OpenBMB
MiniCPM-SALA
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 4
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Oct 14 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Mistral Large 4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniCPM-SALA does not.

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

MiniCPM-SALA

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Large 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

MiniCPM-SALA is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Mistral Large 4 uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

MiniCPM-SALA

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Mistral Large 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

MiniCPM-SALA was released on 2026-02-11, while Mistral Large 4 was released on 2026-10-06.

Mistral Large 4 is 8 months newer than MiniCPM-SALA.

MiniCPM-SALA

Feb 11, 2026

8 months ago

Mistral Large 4

Oct 6, 2026

6 days ago

7mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

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

MiniCPM-SALA
✓ Preferred
Mistral Large 4
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about MiniCPM-SALA vs Mistral Large 4.

Which is better, MiniCPM-SALA or Mistral Large 4?

Mistral Large 4 leads the LLM Stats Score 46.2 to 14.4. MiniCPM-SALA is made by OpenBMB 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 MiniCPM-SALA compare to Mistral Large 4 in benchmarks?

MiniCPM-SALA scores HumanEval: 95.1%, RULER 64k: 92.7%, RULER 128k: 89.4%, MBPP: 89.1%, RULER 512K: 87.1%. Mistral Large 4 scores B3 AI Security Benchmark: 93.3%, CyBench: 93.0%, SciCode: 91.8%, KORABench: 84.5%, CyberGym: 82.0%.

What are the context window sizes for MiniCPM-SALA and Mistral Large 4?

MiniCPM-SALA supports an unknown number of 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 MiniCPM-SALA and Mistral Large 4?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (14.4 vs 46.2), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes MiniCPM-SALA and Mistral Large 4?

MiniCPM-SALA is developed by OpenBMB and Mistral Large 4 is developed by Mistral AI.

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