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# Mistral Large 3

Mistral Large 3 is a large-scale MoE model from Mistral, using a sparse mixture-of-experts architecture with 41B active parameters out of 675B total, the company's first MoE release since the Mixtral series. Your use is subject to Mistral's [Terms](https://mistral.ai/terms) & [Privacy](https://mistral.ai/terms#privacy-policy) Policies.

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1import { streamText } from 'ai'
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3const result = streamText({
4  model: 'mistral/mistral-large-3',
5  prompt: 'Why is the sky blue?'
6})
```

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[Overview](/ai-gateway/models/mistral-large-3) [API](/ai-gateway/models/mistral-large-3/api) [About](/ai-gateway/models/mistral-large-3/about) [Providers](/ai-gateway/models/mistral-large-3/providers) [Throughput](/ai-gateway/models/mistral-large-3/throughput) [Latency](/ai-gateway/models/mistral-large-3/latency) [Uptime](/ai-gateway/models/mistral-large-3/uptime) [Status](/ai-gateway/models/mistral-large-3/status) [Similar](/ai-gateway/models/mistral-large-3/similar) [FAQ](/ai-gateway/models/mistral-large-3/faq)

## [Copy link to heading](#playground)Playground

Try out Mistral Large 3 by Mistral. Usage is billed to your team at API rates. Free users (those who haven't made a payment) get $5 of credits every 30 days.

![mistral logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fmistral.png&w=48&q=75)Mistral Large 3

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Mistral Large 3

## [Copy link to heading](#providers)Providers

Route requests across multiple providers. Copy a provider slug to set your preference. Visit the [docs](/docs/ai-gateway/provider-options) for more info. Using a provider means you agree to their terms, listed under Legal.

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| ![mistral logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fmistral.png&w=48&q=75) [Mistral](/ai-gateway/models/providers/mistral) Legal:[Terms](https://mistral.ai/terms)•[Privacy](https://mistral.ai/terms#privacy-policy) | 256K | 256K | 0.4s | 59tps | $0.50/M | $1.50/M |  | — |  |  |  | 12/02/2025 |  |
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## [Copy link to heading](#throughput)Throughput24 hours

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## [Copy link to heading](#latency)Latency24 hours

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P50 time to first token (TTFT) on live AI Gateway traffic, in milliseconds. View the [docs](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/models-and-providers/metrics) for more info.

## [Copy link to heading](#uptime)Uptime24 hours

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Direct request success rate on AI Gateway and per-provider. Visit the [docs](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/models-and-providers/uptime) for more info.

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| ![mistral logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fmistral.png&w=48&q=75) [mistral/devstral\-small-2](/ai-gateway/models/devstral-small-2) | 256K | 0.4s |  | $0.10/M | $0.30/M |  | — |  | ![mistral logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fmistral.png&w=48&q=75) |  |  | 12/09/2025 |  |
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| ![mistral logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fmistral.png&w=48&q=75) [mistral/ministral-14b](/ai-gateway/models/ministral-14b) | 256K | 0.3s | 88tps | $0.20/M | $0.20/M |  | — |  | ![mistral logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fmistral.png&w=48&q=75) |  |  | 12/02/2025 |  |
| ![mistral logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fmistral.png&w=48&q=75) [mistral/mistral-medium](/ai-gateway/models/mistral-medium) | 128K | 0.3s | 118tps | $0.40/M | $2/M |  | — |  | ![mistral logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fmistral.png&w=48&q=75) |  |  | 05/07/2025 |  |
| ![mistral logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fmistral.png&w=48&q=75) [mistral/ministral-3b](/ai-gateway/models/ministral-3b) | 128K | 0.3s |  | $0.10/M | $0.10/M |  | — |  | ![mistral logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fmistral.png&w=48&q=75) |  |  | 10/16/2024 |  |
| ![mistral logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fmistral.png&w=48&q=75) [mistral/mistral-small](/ai-gateway/models/mistral-small) | 32K | 0.4s | 141tps | $0.10/M | $0.30/M |  | — |  | ![mistral logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fmistral.png&w=48&q=75) |  |  | 09/17/2024 |  |
| ![mistral logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fmistral.png&w=48&q=75) [mistral/mistral-embed](/ai-gateway/models/mistral-embed) |  |  |  | $0.10/M |  |  | — |  | ![mistral logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fmistral.png&w=48&q=75) |  |  | 12/11/2023 |  |

## [Copy link to heading](#about-mistral-large-3)About Mistral Large 3

Announced December 2, 2025, Mistral Large 3 marks Mistral's return to the mixture-of-experts (MoE) architecture that defined their earlier Mixtral series, now at a larger scale. With 675B total parameters and 41B active per forward pass, Mistral Large 3 represents a substantial architectural evolution from the dense models that preceded it in the Large lineage.

The sparse MoE design lets Mistral Large 3 maintain inference efficiency comparable to a smaller dense model while drawing on a large total parameter pool for complex tasks. This architecture offers a tradeoff between capability and inference cost.

Through AI Gateway, you can access Mistral Large 3 without separate Mistral API credentials. Built-in observability gives you cost and latency visibility across every request.

## [Copy link to heading](#what-to-consider-when-choosing-a-provider)What To Consider When Choosing a Provider

- Configuration: Mistral Large 3's return to MoE architecture brings sparse activation, where only part of the total parameters run per token, to Mistral's largest general-purpose open release as of the Mistral 3 announcement.
- Zero Data Retention: Zero Data Retention is available for this model. It is offered on a per-provider and model basis. See the [documentation](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/security-and-compliance/zdr) for details.
- Authentication: AI Gateway authenticates requests using an [API key](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/authentication-and-byok#api-key-authentication) or [OIDC token](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/authentication-and-byok#oidc-token-authentication). You do not need to manage provider credentials directly.

## [Copy link to heading](#when-to-use-mistral-large-3)When to Use Mistral Large 3

### Best for

- High-capability MoE tasks: Demanding Mistral's general-purpose MoE lineup
- Complex reasoning and analysis: Tasks that benefit from a large total parameter pool
- Long-form content generation: Long outputs where coherent multi-step logic has to hold across the whole piece
- Mistral ecosystem fit: Applications that rely on its tooling, fine-tuning, or enterprise agreements
- MoE inference efficiency: Workflows preferred over pure dense-model approaches

### Consider alternatives when

- Explicit chain-of-thought reasoning: Your task requires reasoning traces (consider Magistral Medium)
- Primary cost constraint: Mistral Small or a Ministral variant meets accuracy requirements at lower per-token cost than the 675B flagship
- Vision capabilities: You need multimodal input (consider Pixtral Large)

## [Copy link to heading](#conclusion)Conclusion

Mistral Large 3 brings back sparse MoE at a larger scale than Mixtral. For teams that want Mistral's largest general-purpose open MoE with 41B active parameters per forward pass, it fills that tier.