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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Solar Pro 2 vs Mistral Large

Solar Pro 2 comes out ahead, 51 to 45 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Upstage

    Solar Pro 2

    Released May 20, 2025

    51/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.25 / $0.25
    • Context66K
  2. Mistral AI

    Mistral Large

    Released Feb 26, 2024

    45/100
    • ECI122.0
    • Price$0.50 / $1.50
    • Context128K
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01 — Verdict

Solar Pro 2 is our pick

Solar Pro 2 is the better all-round choice, scoring 51/100 against Mistral Large (45). It leads on price. Mistral Large wins on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. 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 priceSolar Pro 2Solar Pro 2 $0.25 · Mistral Large $0.75 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextMistral LargeMistral Large 128,000 · Solar Pro 2 65,536 tokens
  • Widest inputsMistral LargeSolar Pro 2: Text · Mistral Large: Text, PDFs
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
How the score is built
MeasureWeightSolar Pro 2Mistral Large
Price50%7553
Inputs & features30%3545
Context window20%1224
Overall100%51/10045/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Solar Pro 2 vs Mistral Large specifications side by side
SpecificationSolar Pro 2UpstageMistral LargeMistral AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—122.0
ECI rank—#153 of 165
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—38.8%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—1.9%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.25 (best)$0.50
Output$0.25 (best)$1.50
Cached input—$0.05
Blended (3:1)$0.25 (best)$0.75
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Upstage APIOfficial Mistral API
Limits
Context window65,536 tokens128,000 tokens (best)
Max output8,192 tokens102,400 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesminimal · highNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
API model IDsolar-pro2mistral-large-latest
API providers211 (best)
ReleasedMay 20, 2025Feb 26, 2024
Knowledge cutoffMar 2025Nov 30, 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Solar Pro 2$3.00
  • Mistral Large$8.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Solar Pro 2 or Mistral Large?

Solar Pro 2 is the better all-round choice, scoring 51/100 against Mistral Large (45). It leads on price. Mistral Large wins on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Solar Pro 2 or Mistral Large?

Solar Pro 2 is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.25 output per million tokens (official Upstage API price). Mistral Large costs $0.50 input / $1.50 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.25 per million tokens for Solar Pro 2 versus $0.75 for Mistral Large (3× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Solar Pro 2 has not been scored yet and Mistral Large has an ECI of 122.0.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Solar Pro 2 and Mistral Large yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Mistral Large has the largest context window at 128,000 tokens, against 65,536 for Solar Pro 2. Maximum output per response: Solar Pro 2 up to 8,192, Mistral Large up to 102,400 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Solar Pro 2 accepts text; Mistral Large accepts text and PDFs. Mistral Large handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

No. Solar Pro 2 and Mistral Large are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.

Which is newer?

Solar Pro 2 is the newest, released May 20, 2025. Mistral Large came out Feb 26, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Solar Pro 2 Mar 2025, Mistral Large Nov 30, 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 Nov 2, 2026.