Pixtral Large
API ID pixtral-large-2411
Pixtral Large was a Mistral model, released November 2024. It had a 128,000-token context window. It took image and PDF input and supported function calling and structured outputs.
Our first frontier-class multimodal model released November 2024. Learn more in our [blog post](https://mistral.ai/news/pixtral-large/)
- Status
- Retired
- Released
- November 2024
- Shutdown
- May 31, 2026
- Replacement
- Mistral Medium 3.5mistral-medium-3-5
pixtral-large-2411 stopped serving on May 31, 2026. Recommended replacement: mistral-medium-3-5.
How to migrate to Mistral Medium 3.5
Benchmarks
Scores as each source published themComparing with Pixtral 12B, the previous model in this line. A score is compared only with the same benchmark from the same source, at the same setting where both have it. Full comparison: prices, limits, features
Arena
| Arena | Pixtral Large | Pixtral 12B | Change | Rank | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vision | 1095 ±9 | 1025 ±10 | +70 | 136 of 165 5,423 votes | Oct 9, 2026 | source |
Rated as pixtral-large-2411; Pixtral 12B as pixtral-12b-2409. Ratings come from people voting between two anonymous answers; Vision is style-controlled, as on arena.ai. Data: Arena (arena.ai), CC BY 4.0.
Aliases pointing here: pixtral-large-latest (in place when tracking began (October 6, 2026))
Features
Compare models| Feature | Value | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structured outputsThe model can be held to a JSON schema you supply, so every reply parses without retries or cleanup. | Supported | in place when tracking began (October 6, 2026) | source |
| Function callingAlso called tool use. You describe functions; the model replies with a function name and arguments for your code to run, then uses the result. | Supported | in place when tracking began (October 6, 2026) | source |
| Batch APISend many requests as one job that runs in the background, usually finished within 24 hours, at a lower price than live requests. | Supported | in place when tracking began (October 6, 2026) | source |
| Image inputImages such as screenshots, photos and charts can go in the prompt for the model to read. | Supported | in place when tracking began (October 6, 2026) | source |
| PDF inputPDF files can go in the prompt directly, without converting them to text first. | Supported | in place when tracking began (October 6, 2026) | source |
| Context windowThe most the model can work with in one request, in tokens: your prompt, conversation history and files. A token is about three-quarters of an English word. | 128,000 tokens | in place when tracking began (October 6, 2026) | source |
Not published by Mistral: Prompt caching, Reasoning / thinking, Fine-tuning, Built-in web search, temperature parameter, top_p parameter, logprobs, Max output tokens.
Price history
USD per 1M tokens, standard tierWe started recording this model's prices on Oct 5, 2026. The history grows with each daily check.
Show as a table
| From | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | Input | $2.00 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Output | $6.00 |
Prices
USD per 1M tokens, every type and band, by tier| Type | Price $/1M | In effect |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | ||
| input | $2.00 | |
| output | $6.00 | |
Changelog
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