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GPT-5.2 vs Mistral Large 4

Updated October 6, 2026. Rank says GPT-5.2 is ahead. Price, access, and your workload can each overturn that. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.

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Decision reading

GPT-5.2 has the higher public point estimate, 60.31 versus 53.69. Their conditional score ranges overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence. 1 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.

Model A
OpenAI logo

OpenAI

60.31/100

Supported · Public rank #49

90% interval 53.7–66.9

Model B
Mistral logo

Mistral

53.69/100

Estimated · Public rank #69

Conditional range 39.3–68.0

Shared results
1
GPT-5.2 only
15
Mistral Large 4 only
2
Like-for-like categories
1 / 8
Supported: GPT-5.2 · Estimated: Mistral Large 4. Conditional ranges do not establish rank confidence.How the comparison works

Which one for your work

Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.

  • Long documents

    Prompts that approach the documented context limit

    Mistral Large 4

    Mistral Large 4 has the larger documented context window.

    Confidence: documented
  • Chat turn cost

    1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

    Mistral Large 4

    Mistral Large 4 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates
  • Cache-heavy agent loop cost

    200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

    Mistral Large 4

    Mistral Large 4 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. GPT-5.2 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

    Confidence: rate-fallback
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  • Repository review cost

    50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

    Mistral Large 4

    Mistral Large 4 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates
  • Coding work

    Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks

    Not enough matched evidence

    Mistral Large 4 is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.

    Confidence: limited
  • Agentic work

    Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion

    Not enough matched evidence

    Mistral Large 4 is not ranked on the public lane for agentic, so no winner is named for agentic.

    Confidence: limited

Which one for a specific job

Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.

The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.

38.3GPT-5.2—Mistral Large 4

Not comparable · BenchAlign v5.8

The coding row is not comparable on the public lane: at least one model is not measured or not ranked there.

Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.

Same basis rules as the category table below

What is actually comparable

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.

Shape of the matched evidence

Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.

A shared-evidence shape is not available.

BenchLM does not draw a radar or infer missing axes when the matched evidence is too sparse.

Category results, on a stated basis

Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.8 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.

Knowledge

Like-for-like
GPT-5.2
57.8
Supported · #48/173
Mistral Large 4
55.1
Supported · #51/173
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 1 vs 0 public rows
Reading
GPT-5.2 leads · intervals overlap

Agentic

Not comparable
GPT-5.2
43.1
Supported · #55/120
Mistral Large 4
Not ranked
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 4 vs 2 public rows
Reading
Not comparable

Coding

Not comparable
GPT-5.2
38.3
Supported · #66/144
Mistral Large 4
Not ranked
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 3 vs 1 public rows
Reading
Not comparable

Reasoning

Not comparable
GPT-5.2
60.7
Unranked · 4 rankable rows
Mistral Large 4
78.2
Unranked · 2 rankable rows
Basis
Provisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multimodal

Not comparable
GPT-5.2
67.3
#22/49
Mistral Large 4
73.6
Unranked · 1 rankable row
Basis
Provisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multilingual

Not comparable
GPT-5.2
Not ranked
Mistral Large 4
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Instruction following

Not comparable
GPT-5.2
91.2
#15/125
Mistral Large 4
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Math

Not comparable
GPT-5.2
57.4
Unranked · 2 rankable rows
Mistral Large 4
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.8) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.

Supported evidence per lane · bars run 0–100Methodology

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.

Chat turn

1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

GPT-5.2
$0.00875
Fits in one request
Mistral Large 4
$0.00172
Fits in one request

Mistral Large 4 has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Repository review

50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

GPT-5.2
$0.1295
Fits in one request
Mistral Large 4
$0.04027
Fits in one request

Mistral Large 4 has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Cache-heavy agent loop

200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

GPT-5.2
$0.525
Fits in one request
Cached input priced at the published list-input rate
Mistral Large 4
$0.0485
Fits in one request

Mistral Large 4 has the lower modeled cost

GPT-5.2 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

Cached input falls back to the list input rate only where a cached rate is unpublished

Specification differences

Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.

API model ID

GPT-5.2

Not sourced

Mistral Large 4

Not sourced

Cached-input rate

A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.

GPT-5.2

Not published

Mistral Large 4

$0.07 per 1M cached input tokens

Mistral AI Mistral Large 4 model documentation

Documented inputs

GPT-5.2

Not sourced

Mistral Large 4

Not sourced

Documented outputs

GPT-5.2

Not sourced

Mistral Large 4

Not sourced

Provider availability

GPT-5.2

Not sourced

Mistral Large 4

Not sourced

Reasoning profile

GPT-5.2

Reasoning

Mistral Large 4

Hybrid

Weight access

GPT-5.2

Proprietary

Mistral Large 4

Pending

License

GPT-5.2

Proprietary

Mistral Large 4

Pending

Release date

GPT-5.2

2025-12-11

Mistral Large 4

2026-10-06

If you already use one of these models

Deployment change
The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
Quality signal
GPT-5.2 has the higher public point estimate, 60.31 versus 53.69. Their conditional score ranges overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence.
Workload cost
Repository review: $0.1295 vs $0.04027. Cache-heavy agent loop: $0.525 vs $0.0485.
Context tradeoff
Mistral Large 4 has the larger documented window (1M).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.

Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.2 or Mistral Large 4?

GPT-5.2 has the higher public point estimate, 60.31 versus 53.69. Their conditional score ranges overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.2 or Mistral Large 4?

Mistral Large 4 is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.2 or Mistral Large 4?

Mistral Large 4 is not ranked on the public lane for agentic tasks, so no winner is named for agentic tasks.

Which costs less, GPT-5.2 or Mistral Large 4?

For the stated presets, chat costs $0.00875 on GPT-5.2 and $0.00172 on Mistral Large 4; repository review costs $0.1295 and $0.04027; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.525 and $0.0485. GPT-5.2 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

Which has the larger context window, GPT-5.2 or Mistral Large 4?

Mistral Large 4 has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 400K.

Benchmark evidence

The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.

Browse raw public benchmark evidence18 rows

Agentic

  • BrowseComp

    GPT-5.265.8%
    Source
    Mistral Large 4—

    Not directly comparable

  • OSWorld-Verified

    GPT-5.247.3%
    Source
    Mistral Large 4—

    Not directly comparable

  • Gert Labs

    GPT-5.246.54%
    Source
    Mistral Large 4—

    Not directly comparable

  • JobBench

    GPT-5.234.3%
    Source
    Mistral Large 4—

    Not directly comparable

  • Cybench

    GPT-5.2—
    Mistral Large 493.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Finance Agent v2

    GPT-5.2—
    Mistral Large 454.7%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Coding

  • SWE-bench Verified

    GPT-5.280%
    Source
    Mistral Large 4—

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE-bench Pro

    GPT-5.255.6%
    Source
    Mistral Large 4—

    Not directly comparable

  • Vibe Code Bench

    Shared source
    GPT-5.253.50%
    Mistral Large 478.40%

    Mistral Large 4 leads this result

Reasoning

  • ARC-AGI-2

    GPT-5.252.9%
    Source
    Mistral Large 4—

    Not directly comparable

  • ARC-AGI-1

    GPT-5.286.17%
    Source
    Mistral Large 4—

    Not directly comparable

Multimodal

  • MMMU-Pro

    GPT-5.279.5%
    Source
    Mistral Large 4—

    Not directly comparable

  • MathVision

    GPT-5.283.0%
    Source
    Mistral Large 4—

    Not directly comparable

  • CharXiv

    GPT-5.282.1%
    Source
    Mistral Large 4—

    Not directly comparable

  • V*

    GPT-5.275.9%
    Source
    Mistral Large 4—

    Not directly comparable

Knowledge

  • GPQA

    GPT-5.292.4%
    Source
    Mistral Large 4—

    Not directly comparable

Math

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    GPT-5.240.700%
    Source
    Mistral Large 4—

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    GPT-5.218.800%
    Source
    Mistral Large 4—

    Not directly comparable

18 public results · 1 shared

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Last updated October 6, 2026