gpt-5.2 vs mistral-large-4

On a 1,500-input, 500-output call at 10,000 calls a day, gpt-5.2 costs about $2,100 a month and mistral-large-4 about $1,800 — mistral-large-4 is roughly 14% cheaper than gpt-5.2. gpt-5.2 lists $8.00 per 1M output tokens against mistral-large-4 at $6.00.

gpt-5.2 costs $2.00/1M in and $8.00/1M out; mistral-large-4 costs $2.00/1M in and $6.00/1M out.

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Price per 1M tokens

gpt-5.2: input $2.00, output $8.00. mistral-large-4: input $2.00, output $6.00.

  • Monthly at 10,000 calls/day — gpt-5.2: $2,100, mistral-large-4: $1,800
  • Monthly at 100,000 calls/day — gpt-5.2: $21,000, mistral-large-4: $18,000
  • Time to first token — gpt-5.2: 200 ms, mistral-large-4: 240 ms
  • Throughput — gpt-5.2: 220 tok/s, mistral-large-4: 80 tok/s

Which one to run

If your workload tolerates mistral-large-4's quality, the saving is immediate. If it does not, route: send the easy calls to mistral-large-4 and keep gpt-5.2 for the hard ones.

Frequently asked questions

Is gpt-5.2 cheaper than mistral-large-4?

mistral-large-4 is cheaper. At 10,000 calls a day with 1,500 input and 500 output tokens, gpt-5.2 costs about $2,100 a month and mistral-large-4 about $1,800.

What is the price difference between gpt-5.2 and mistral-large-4?

About 14% on the same workload, using list prices with no caching or batch discounts.