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Mistral Large 3 API Free monthly credits on Mistral AI

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★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 Benchmark-backed score

Flagship Mistral model for advanced reasoning, coding, and multilingual work

Free monthly creditsOpenAI compatibleTool callingPDF inputTextPdf
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API Details

Copy-ready connection details

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Base URL
https://api.mistral.ai/v1
Model ID
mistral-large-3
API format OpenAI Chat Completions
Technical Details

Mistral Large 3 specifications

Provider and model catalog
Context window 256K
Max output 131K
Status Online
Family mistral-large
Knowledge cutoff 2024-11-30
Released Feb 26, 2024
Last updated Oct 27, 2026
Provider listing since Feb 26, 2024
Input text, pdf
Output text
Capabilities tool calling, file attachments, temperature control
AI Recommendation

Should you use Mistral Large 3?

Mistral Large 3 is listed for chat workloads and supports a 256K context window.

Metered API usage with monthly included credits. A verified Free account showed $10/month for API/Studio, resetting on the first of each calendar month; eligibility and amounts depend on your account. Usage consumes the allowance at model prices. After it is exhausted, enabled pay-as-you-go uses prepaid credits; otherwise usage may stop. Separately displayed Vibe Code credits are not an additional API allowance.

Best for
  • Chat
Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

  • Long context window
  • Tool calling support
  • Works with OpenAI-style SDKs

Watch outs

  • Monthly allowance is account-dependent; metered pricing applies
  • Account rate limits apply
  • Vision support is not listed
Benchmark Overview

Benchmark signals for Mistral Large 3

Measured data
Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following
9.3/100
Coding Programming and code generation
20.1/100
Agentic Tool use and multi-step tasks
1/100
Speed Observed generation speed
86 tok/s
Context Maximum listed context window
256K
Pricing

Mistral Large 3 pricing per 1M tokens

Monthly credits; metered usage
Input $0.5 per 1M tokens
Output $1.5 per 1M tokens
Access Free monthly credits Mistral AI
Rate limit ~1 RPS, 500K TPM provider policy
Availability

Mistral Large 3 availability by provider

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We found 2 provider listings for mistral-large. Check model ID, quota, pricing, and API format before switching providers.

Monthly credit policy Metered API usage with monthly included credits. A verified Free account showed $10/month for API/Studio, resetting on the first of each calendar month; eligibility and amounts depend on your account. Usage consumes the allowance at model prices. After it is exhausted, enabled pay-as-you-go uses prepaid credits; otherwise usage may stop. Separately displayed Vibe Code credits are not an additional API allowance.
Provider Model listing Access Context API Limits
Mistral AI Mistral Large 3 Free monthly credits 256K OpenAI-style ~1 RPS, 500K TPM
NVIDIA NIM mistralai/mistral-large-3-675b-instruct-2512 Free tier 8K Native Varies
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Typical Use Cases

Mistral Large 3 use cases

Chat

Mistral Large 3 is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

FAQ

Mistral Large 3 API credits FAQ

Is Mistral Large 3 free to use?

Metered API usage with monthly included credits. A verified Free account showed $10/month for API/Studio, resetting on the first of each calendar month; eligibility and amounts depend on your account. Usage consumes the allowance at model prices. After it is exhausted, enabled pay-as-you-go uses prepaid credits; otherwise usage may stop. Separately displayed Vibe Code credits are not an additional API allowance.

What is the Mistral Large 3 model ID?

The model ID shown in this catalog is mistral-large-3.

What are the Mistral Large 3 API rate limits on Mistral AI?

Metered API usage with monthly included credits. A verified Free account showed $10/month for API/Studio, resetting on the first of each calendar month; eligibility and amounts depend on your account. Usage consumes the allowance at model prices. After it is exhausted, enabled pay-as-you-go uses prepaid credits; otherwise usage may stop. Separately displayed Vibe Code credits are not an additional API allowance.

What context window does Mistral Large 3 support?

The listed context window is 256K tokens with up to 131K output tokens.

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More about Mistral Large 3

"Mistral AI's Large 3 model offers 256K token text generation, ideal for chat applications, with free access, no credit card needed, and OpenAI compatibility. Developers can utilize its advanced context handling, while being limited to ~1 RPS and 500K tokens/month."

For API keys, setup steps, and provider-level limits, see the Mistral AI provider page.