Model Comparison
Magistral Medium 1.2
vs. Large 3
Comparing 2 AI models · 10 benchmarks · Mistral
Recommended Pick
Mi Magistral Medium 1.2 13 metric wins Strongest on: TTFT, Reasoning, Intelligence
Best Value
Large 3
100.0 value score
34.2 reasoning / $0.75/1M
Lowest Price
Large 3
$0.50/1M input price
Best Reasoning
Magistral Medium 1.2
54.9 reasoning score
Blends available reasoning benchmarks
Best for Coding
Large 3
22.7 coding index
Composite Indices
Higher is better; speed and price are normalized
Standard Benchmarks
Only benchmarks with data are shown
Differences That Matter
Best value
Large 3 has the strongest quality-to-price mix at 100.0 out of 100 value points.
Price gap
Large 3 is 4.0x cheaper on input tokens than Magistral Medium 1.2.
Speed gap
Large 3 generates about 1.6x as many tokens per second as Magistral Medium 1.2.
Reasoning gap
Magistral Medium 1.2 leads Large 3 by 20.7 points on reasoning.
Coding gap
Large 3 leads Magistral Medium 1.2 by 1.0 points on coding.
Response Face-Off
Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.
Magistral Medium 1.2
Mistral
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Large 3
Mistral
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Which answer was more useful?
Full Comparison
| Metric | Top Pick Mi Magistral Medium 1.2 | Mi Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing per 1M tokens | ||
| Input Cost | $2.00/1M | $0.50/1M |
| Output Cost | $5.00/1M | $1.50/1M |
| Blended (3:1) | $2.75/1M | $0.75/1M |
| Specifications | ||
| Organization | Mistral | Mistral |
| Release Date | Sep 18, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Performance & Speed | ||
| Throughput | 39.9 tok/s | 62.7 tok/s |
| TTFT | 522ms | 620ms |
| Latency | 50593ms | 620ms |
| Composite Indices | ||
| Value Score | 43.8 | 100.0 |
| Reasoning Score | 54.9 | 34.2 |
| Intelligence | 27.1 | 22.8 |
| Coding | 21.7 | 22.7 |
| Math | 82.0 | 38.0 |
| Standard Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 73.9% | 68.0% |
| MMLU Pro | 81.5% | 80.7% |
| HLE | 9.6% | 4.1% |
| LiveCodeBench | 75.0% | 46.5% |
| AIME 2025 | 82.0% | 38.0% |
| SciCode | 39.2% | 36.2% |
| LCR | 51.3% | 34.7% |
| IFBench | 43.0% | 36.2% |
| TAU-bench v2 | 52.0% | 24.6% |
| TerminalBench Hard | 12.9% | 15.9% |
Key Takeaways
Large 3 offers the best value at $0.50/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.
Magistral Medium 1.2 has the strongest reasoning profile with a 54.9 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.
Large 3 reaches a 22.7 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.
All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.
When to Choose Each Model
Magistral Medium 1.2
- Complex reasoning tasks
- Research & analysis
Large 3
- Cost-sensitive applications
- High-volume processing
- Code generation
- Software development
