LLM Reference

GPT-4 Turbo Preview vs Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct

GPT-4 Turbo Preview (2023) and Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct (2025) are compact production models from OpenAI and MistralAI. GPT-4 Turbo Preview ships a 128k-token context window, while Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct ships a 128k-token context window. On pricing, Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct costs $0.50/1M input tokens versus $10/1M for the alternative. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads.

Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct is ~1900% cheaper at $0.50/1M; pay for GPT-4 Turbo Preview only for coding workflow support.

Decision scorecard

Local evidence first
SignalGPT-4 Turbo PreviewMistral Large 3 675B Instruct
Best formultimodal apps and provider-routed productionmultimodal apps and provider-routed production
Decision fitCoding, RAG, and AgentsCoding, RAG, and Agents
Context window128k128k
Cheapest output$30/1M tokens$1.50/1M tokens
Provider routes3 tracked6 tracked
Shared benchmarks0 shared0 shared

Decision tradeoffs

Choose GPT-4 Turbo Preview when...
  • GPT-4 Turbo Preview uniquely exposes Code execution in local model data.
  • Local decision data tags GPT-4 Turbo Preview for Coding, RAG, and Agents.
Choose Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct when...
  • Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct has the lower cheapest tracked output price at $1.50/1M tokens.
  • Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
  • Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct uniquely exposes Multimodal in local model data.
  • Local decision data tags Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct for Coding, RAG, and Agents.

Monthly cost at traffic

Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.

Lower estimate Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct

GPT-4 Turbo Preview

$15,500

Cheapest tracked route/tier: OpenAI API

Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct

$775

Cheapest tracked route/tier: OpenRouter

Estimated monthly gap: $14,725. Batch, cache, alternate speed tiers, and negotiated pricing are excluded from this local estimate.

Switch friction

GPT-4 Turbo Preview -> Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct
  • Provider overlap exists on OpenRouter; start route-level A/B tests there.
  • Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct is $28.50/1M tokens lower on cheapest tracked output pricing before cache, batch, or negotiated discounts.
  • Check replacement coverage for Code execution before moving production traffic.
  • Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct adds Multimodal in local capability data.
Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct -> GPT-4 Turbo Preview
  • Provider overlap exists on OpenRouter; start route-level A/B tests there.
  • GPT-4 Turbo Preview is $28.50/1M tokens higher on cheapest tracked output pricing, so quality gains need to justify the spend.
  • Check replacement coverage for Multimodal before moving production traffic.
  • GPT-4 Turbo Preview adds Code execution in local capability data.

Specs

Specification
Released2023-11-062025-12-01
Context window128k128k
Parameters1.76T (8x222B MoE)*675B
ArchitectureMixture of ExpertsDecoder Only
LicenseProprietaryApache 2.0OSI-approved
OpennessProprietaryOpen source
WeightsNot releasedUnknown
CodeUnknownUnknown
Commercial useCommercial use: conditionalCommercial use: permitted
Knowledge cutoff2023-122024-11

Pricing and availability

Pricing attributeGPT-4 Turbo PreviewMistral Large 3 675B Instruct
Input price$10/1M tokens$0.50/1M tokens
Output price$30/1M tokens$1.50/1M tokens
Providers

Capabilities

CapabilityGPT-4 Turbo PreviewMistral Large 3 675B Instruct
VisionYesYes
MultimodalNoYes
ReasoningNoNo
JSON / Tool useNoNo
Structured outputsYesYes
Code executionYesNo
IDE integrationNoNo
Computer useNoNo
Parallel agentsNoNo

Benchmarks

No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.

Continue comparing

Last reviewed: 2026-06-29. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.