Mistral Large 4 scores 147 on Epoch ECI, matching April 2025 frontier models
scaling01 · x · 2026-10-16
Epoch Capabilities Index data shows Mistral Large 4 (released Oct 6, 2026) scored 147 (90% CI 144–151), roughly catching up to frontier models from around April 2025 — placing it alongside Gemini 2.5 Pro (Mar 2025) and pre-GPT-5 models.
The poster frames it as "Mistral has caught up to frontier AI from April 2025" and touts European AI excellence. The chart also makes clear current frontier leaders (Opus 5.5, GPT-5.2 Pro, Gemini 3 Pro) now score above 150, leaving Mistral over a year behind the cutting edge.
Related event: Mistral Large 4 Matches April 2025 Frontier, Still a Year and a Half Behind(2 posts)→
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