Best Mistral Models in 2026
As of October 29, 2026, the top model among Mistral models on the BenchLM leaderboard is Mistral Large 4 with a score of 51.5.
Bottom line: the live table sets the order across Mistral's lineup. Mistral is Europe's leading AI lab.
Full Rankings (8 ranked, 1 tracked)
Open weights (mistralai/Mistral-Large-4-1T-A52B) under the Mistral Ecosystem Open-Weight license, a modified MIT license; businesses running a Model-as-a-Service offering need a separate commercial license. API ID mistral-large-4-0, with Low, Medium and High (default) reasoning modes.
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Key Takeaways
The top model is Mistral Large 4 by Mistral with a BenchAlign v5.8 score of 51.5 and Supported evidence.
The best open-weight model is Mistral Large 4 at position #1.
8 models are ranked here; 1 tracked model is listed without a position.
Score in Context
What these scores mean
Models are ranked by the same overall BenchLM score used across all leaderboards. Comparing within Mistral's lineup helps identify which model fits your use case and budget.
Known limitations
This page only shows Mistral models. Cross-provider comparison requires the overall or category-specific leaderboards. Newer models may have limited benchmark coverage initially.
About this ranking
Ranking data as of October 29, 2026
All Mistral AI models ranked by benchmark performance — Mistral Large, Mixtral, and more.
Unless noted otherwise, ranking surfaces on this page use BenchLM’s provisional leaderboard lane rather than the stricter sourced-only verified leaderboard.
Mistral Large 4 leads this ranking with a score of 51.5, followed by Mistral Small 4 (43.2) and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B (33.4). There is a significant gap between the leading models and the rest of the field.
The best open-weight option is Mistral Large 4 (ranked #1 with a score of 51.5). Open-weight models are highly competitive in this category — self-hosting is a viable alternative to proprietary APIs.
This ranking uses provisional overall weighted scores from the active scoring formula. For detailed model profiles, click any model name above. To compare two specific models head-to-head, use the "vs #" links.
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