Pixtral 12B vs solar-mini vs Vision Large
Vision Large comes out ahead, 84 to 40 and 15 on our weighted score.
Mistral AIPixtral 12B
40/100- ECI—
- Price$0.15 / $0.15
- Context128K
Upstage
solar-mini
15/100- ECI—
- Price$0.15 / $0.15
- Context33K
- Our pick
VisparkVision Large
84/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context1M
Vision Large is our pick
Vision Large is the better all-round choice, scoring 84/100 against Pixtral 12B (40) and solar-mini (15). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest pricePixtral 12B and solar-miniPixtral 12B $0.15 · solar-mini $0.15 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Vision Large unpriced
- Longest contextVision LargeVision Large 1,000,000 · Pixtral 12B 128,000 · solar-mini 32,768 tokens
- Widest inputsVision LargePixtral 12B: Text, Images · solar-mini: Text · Vision Large: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video
- Self-hostingPixtral 12BPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Pixtral 12B | solar-mini | Vision Large |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 50 | 25 | 100 |
| Context window | 40% | 24 | 0 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 40/100 | 15/100 | 84/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Pixtral 12BMistral AI | solar-miniUpstage | Vision LargeVispark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.15 | $0.15 | — |
| Output | $0.15 | $0.15 | — |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.15 | $0.15 | — |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | — |
| Price source | Official Mistral API | Official Upstage API | — |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 32,768 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens (best) | 4,096 tokens | 65,536 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | Yes |
| Audio | No | No | Yes |
| Video | No | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | No | No | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | pixtral-12b | solar-mini | — |
| API providers | 4 (best) | 1 | — |
| Released | Sep 1, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 | May 15, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Pixtral 12B$1.80
- solar-mini$1.80
- Vision Large—
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Pixtral 12B, solar-mini or Vision Large?
Vision Large is the better all-round choice, scoring 84/100 against Pixtral 12B (40) and solar-mini (15). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Pixtral 12B, solar-mini or Vision Large?
Pixtral 12B is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). solar-mini costs $0.15 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (official Upstage API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.15 per million tokens for Pixtral 12B versus $0.15 for solar-mini (1× as much). Vision Large has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Pixtral 12B has not been scored yet, solar-mini has not been scored yet and Vision Large has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Pixtral 12B, solar-mini and Vision Large yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Vision Large has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 128,000 for Pixtral 12B and 32,768 for solar-mini. Maximum output per response: Pixtral 12B up to 128,000, solar-mini up to 4,096, Vision Large up to 65,536 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Pixtral 12B accepts text and images; solar-mini accepts text; Vision Large accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video. Vision Large handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Pixtral 12B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; solar-mini and Vision Large is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Pixtral 12B is the newest, released Sep 1, 2024. solar-mini came out Jun 12, 2024; Vision Large came out May 15, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Pixtral 12B Sep 2024, solar-mini Sep 2024.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
