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Mistral Large 3 2512 vs GPT-4.1 Mini

For a typical chat reply (2,000 tokens in, 400 out), Mistral Large 3 2512 costs 1.1× as much as GPT-4.1 Mini: $1.60 against $1.44 per 1,000 requests at list price on 2026-09-28.

Mistral Large 3 2512GPT-4.1 Mini
Input, per 1M tokens$0.50$0.40
Output, per 1M tokens$1.50$1.60
Context window262K1.05M
Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out), per 1,000$0.315$0.256
Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out), per 1,000$1.60$1.44
Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out), per 1,000$4.75$4.00
Confidence signalnono
Tool callingyesyes

Which one should carry your traffic?

If GPT-4.1 Mini answers your requests as well as Mistral Large 3 2512, moving that traffic saves 10% on chat-shaped requests. Averages cannot tell you whether it does for your requests. GPT-4.1 Mini does not expose a confidence signal through OpenRouter, so Gimbix would test it as a full replacement rather than a first answer.

Mistral Large 3 2512 profile · GPT-4.1 Mini profile · Measure it on your traffic