The highly anticipated 400B class of Llama3 is here! Clocking in at 128k context with impressive eval scores, the Meta AI team continues to push the frontier of open-source LLMs. Meta's latest class of model (Llama 3.1) launched with a var…
Model details →Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct vs Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411
Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Pixtral Large is a 124B parameter, open-weight, multimodal model built on top of [Mistral Large 2](/mistralai/mistral-large-2411). The model is able to understand documents, charts and natural images. The model is available under the Mistr…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct | Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 131K | 🏆 Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $4.00 | $2.00 | 🏆 Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $4.00 | $6.00 | 🏆 Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct better than Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411?
Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct and Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411?
Input: $4.00 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $4.00 vs $6.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct and Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 support?
Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct supports up to 131K tokens. Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct and Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 support tool calling?
Meta: Llama 3.1 405B Instruct: yes. Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411: yes.