This is Mistral AI's flagship model, Mistral Large 2 (version `mistral-large-2407`). It's a proprietary weights-available model and excels at reasoning, code, JSON, chat, and more. Read the launch announcement [here](https://mistral.ai/news…
Model details →Mistral Large vs OpenAI: GPT-4o Search Preview
Mistral Large wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
GPT-4o Search Previewis a specialized model for web search in Chat Completions. It is trained to understand and execute web search queries.
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Mistral Large | OpenAI: GPT-4o Search Preview | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 128K | 128K | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $2.00 | $2.50 | 🏆 Mistral Large |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $6.00 | $10.00 | 🏆 Mistral Large |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | — | 🏆 Mistral Large |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large better than OpenAI: GPT-4o Search Preview?
Mistral Large wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Mistral Large and OpenAI: GPT-4o Search Preview?
Input: $2.00 vs $2.50 per 1M tokens. Output: $6.00 vs $10.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Mistral Large and OpenAI: GPT-4o Search Preview support?
Mistral Large supports up to 128K tokens. OpenAI: GPT-4o Search Preview supports up to 128K tokens.
Do both Mistral Large and OpenAI: GPT-4o Search Preview support tool calling?
Mistral Large: yes. OpenAI: GPT-4o Search Preview: not advertised.