Leaderboard · Compare · Mistral Large 2 vs GPT-4.1 · Updated
Mistral Large 2 vs GPT-4.1
GPT-4.1 edges out Mistral Large 2 on the composite (74.5 vs 63.7). The gap is meaningful but not decisive — see the per-benchmark breakdown below.
At a glance
| Spec | Mistral Large 2 | GPT-4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | OpenAI |
| Released | 2024-07 | 2025-04 |
| Tier | general-purpose | general-purpose |
| License | Closed | Closed |
| Context window | 128k | 1M |
| $ in / out (per 1M) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $2.00 / $8.00 |
Benchmark scoreboard
Higher is better on every benchmark. Δ shows Mistral Large 2 − GPT-4.1.
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 2 | GPT-4.1 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatbot Arena Elo | 1251 | 1380 | -129 |
| MMLU-Pro | 69.4 | 80.1 | -10.7 |
| GPQA Diamond | 48.9 | 66.3 | -17.4 |
| MATH | 71.5 | 87.0 | -15.5 |
| HumanEval | 92.0 | 92.0 | +0.0 |
| SWE-Bench Verified | N/A | 54.6 | — |
Numbers compiled from provider technical reports and Chatbot Arena snapshots — see methodology.
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Mistral Large 2 vs GPT-4.1: where each one wins
Mistral Large 2 is stronger on
No benchmarks where Mistral Large 2 beats GPT-4.1 with comparable data.
GPT-4.1 is stronger on
- Arena
- MMLU-Pro
- GPQA
- MATH
Cost comparison
At 10M tokens/day (50/50 split), Mistral Large 2 costs ~$40.00/day vs $50.00/day for GPT-4.1 — Mistral Large 2 is the cheaper pick at this volume.
Verdict
GPT-4.1 edges out Mistral Large 2 on the composite (74.5 vs 63.7). The gap is meaningful but not decisive — see the per-benchmark breakdown below.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Mistral Large 2 or GPT-4.1?
GPT-4.1 edges out Mistral Large 2 on the composite (74.5 vs 63.7). The gap is meaningful but not decisive — see the per-benchmark breakdown below. Mistral Large 2 wins on no benchmarks; GPT-4.1 wins on Arena, MMLU-Pro, GPQA, MATH.
What does Mistral Large 2 cost compared to GPT-4.1?
At 10M tokens/day (50/50 split), Mistral Large 2 costs ~$40.00/day vs $50.00/day for GPT-4.1 — Mistral Large 2 is the cheaper pick at this volume.
What is the context window of Mistral Large 2 vs GPT-4.1?
Mistral Large 2: 128k tokens. GPT-4.1: 1M tokens. GPT-4.1 has the larger window — useful for long-document RAG and full-codebase prompting.
Is Mistral Large 2 or GPT-4.1 open source?
Mistral Large 2: closed / proprietary. GPT-4.1: closed / proprietary.
Can I try Mistral Large 2 and GPT-4.1 on the same API key?
Yes — OpenRouter routes both models behind a single key, so you can A/B test Mistral Large 2 against GPT-4.1 without juggling provider accounts.
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