Mistral Large 4 lands: 1T params with 49B active, open weights due end of month
arena · x · 2026-10-08
- Mistral has released its flagship Mistral Large 4, a 1T-parameter MoE model with 49B active parameters, with open weights promised by the end of the month.
- LMArena's new eval channel Le Chonk ran it through real-world tests against leading proprietary and open models including GPT-6.1 Sol, Claude Fable / Opus 5.5 / Sonnet 5.5, Kimi K3, GLM 5.3 Flash, and DeepSeek Flash, with more scores to follow.
Related event: Mistral Unveils 1T-Parameter Open-Weight Flagship Mistral Large 4(86 posts)→
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