// AI hot topic · 2026-W41 #3 · Models & software
Mistral releases open-weight multimodal flagship Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4: hotspot #3 of 2026-W41, covered by 8 outlets, first reported on 2026-10-06 (Beijing time). Below: what happened, why it matters, a dated timeline of all 7 sources, and the models, prices and tools involved.
- First report (BJT)
- 2026-10-06
- Outlets
- 8
- Sources listed
- 7
- Rank in 2026-W41
- #3
Week 2026-10-05 – 2026-10-11Updated 2026-10-26Sources: official & media reports only
Vendor claim The key facts come from the company’s own announcement and have not been independently verified.
01What is Mistral Large 4?
What happened
On 6 October Mistral released Mistral Large 4, an open-weight, natively multimodal reasoning model for text and images, pitched at cyber defence, manufacturing and finance. Ars Technica reports Mistral says the model, nicknamed 'Le Chonk', can challenge the best.
Why it matters
Europe's leading model maker sticks with open weights, giving European firms that need on-prem deployment and data sovereignty a flagship option.
Who it affects
European enterprises and public sector, and self-hosting teams.
Written from the 7 reports below (2026-10-06 – 2026-10-09, Beijing time). We add no facts beyond what the sources say.
02Mistral Large 4: timeline and sources
Oldest first. Headlines are in the original language and link to the original article.
- 10-06 08:00 Mistral Large 4 now available on AI Gateway · Vercel Changelog Related
- 10-06 20:00 Introducing Mistral Large 4 · Mistral AI News Original source
- 10-07 02:20 Mistral Large 4 · Simon Willison Related
- 10-07 04:18 Introducing Mistral Large 4: Le chonk · Simon Willison Related
- 10-07 22:12 Mistral says "Le Chonk" can challenge the best AI models · ars-ai Related
- 10-08 23:10 Mistral Large 4 is live in Otari · Mozilla.ai Blog Related
- 10-09 19:00 Mistral’s new Large 4 trails some Chinese open models in independent tests · Tom's Hardware AI Related
04Related models, prices and tools on AIMap
Models mentioned
Latest Mistral AI models and API prices
- Mistral Medium 3.5$1.5 in / $7.5 out per 1M tokens · 2026-04-30
- Mistral Small 4$0.15 in / $0.6 out per 1M tokens · 2026-03-16
- Ministral 3 14B$0.2 in / $0.2 out per 1M tokens · 2025-12-02
Open-source repos: Mistral AI on GitHub
Subscription price by country
- Mistral Vibe Pro price by country· cheapest Philippines $12.55, US $14.98
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FAQ
What is Mistral Large 4?
On 6 October Mistral released Mistral Large 4, an open-weight, natively multimodal reasoning model for text and images, pitched at cyber defence, manufacturing and finance. Ars Technica reports Mistral says the model, nicknamed 'Le Chonk', can challenge the best.
When did Mistral Large 4 happen?
The first report we collected was on 2026-10-06 (Beijing time), the latest on 2026-10-09: 10-06 2 reports, 10-07 3 reports, 10-08 1 report, 10-09 1 report. It was #3 in the 2026-W41 weekly report (2026-10-05 – 2026-10-11).
Is the Mistral Large 4 report reliable? What are the sources?
8 outlets covered it. The earliest report we collected is “Mistral Large 4 now available on AI Gateway” (Vercel Changelog, 2026-10-06 Beijing time). Sources include Vercel Changelog, Mistral AI News, Simon Willison, ars-ai, Mozilla.ai Blog. Labels: Vendor claim — The key facts come from the company’s own announcement and have not been independently verified. All 7 source links are listed on this page in date order.
How much does the Mistral Large 4 API cost?
Official list price: $0.68 in / $2.09 out per 1M tokens, context 1.05M (checked 2026-10-10). Third-party channel prices and history are on the Mistral Large 4 model page.
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