Updated April 2026 · Independent Analysis
Llama 3.1vsMistral Large
Both Llama 3.1 and Mistral Large offer free plans. Both rated 4.3/5 by users.
Llama 3.1vs Mistral Large
★ 4.3/5
Only in Llama 3.1
- ✦ Open-source weights
- ✦ Commercial license
- ✦ Self-hostable
✓ Free plan10M+ users · est. 2024
Try Llama 3.1 Free →
Mistral Largevs Llama 3.1
★ 4.3/5
Only in Mistral Large
- ✦ Streaming
- ✦ API access
- ✦ Multi-language (French/Spanish/German/Italian/Portuguese)
✓ Free plan2M+ users · est. 2024
Try Mistral Large Free →Ratings Breakdown
Llama 3.1
4.3/5 avg
G2 Score4.3/5
Capterra Score4.2/5
G2 Rating4.3/5
Mistral Large
4.3/5 avg
G2 Score4.3/5
Capterra Score4.2/5
G2 Rating4.3/5
Quick Stats
Starting Price
Llama 3.1Free
Mistral LargeFree
Free Plan
Llama 3.1Yes ✓
Mistral LargeYes ✓
Feature Comparison
Llama 3.1 uniquely offers Open-source weights, Commercial license, Self-hostable. Mistral Large uniquely offers Streaming, API access, Multi-language (French/Spanish/German/Italian/Portuguese). Both share 8 features including 128K context window, Code generation, Function calling.
Feature
Llama 3.1
Mistral Large
128K context window
✓
✓
Code generation
✓
✓
Function calling
✓
✓
JSON mode
✓
✓
Tool use
✓
✓
Fine-tuning
✓
✓
RAG support
✓
✓
Batch processing
✓
✓
Open-source weights
✓
✗
Commercial license
✓
✗
Self-hostable
✓
✗
Multiple model sizes (8B/70B/405B)
✓
✗
Multi-language
✓
✗
Quantization support
✓
✗
GGUF format
✓
✗
HuggingFace integration
✓
✗
Local deployment
✓
✗
Custom training
✓
✗
Community ecosystem
✓
✗
No data sent to third parties
✓
✗
Streaming
✗
✓
API access
✗
✓
Multi-language (French/Spanish/German/Italian/Portuguese)
✗
✓
System prompts
✗
✓
GDPR compliant
✗
✓
European hosting
✗
✓
Open models available
✗
✓
Enterprise on-premise
✗
✓
Low latency
✗
✓
Concurrent requests
✗
✓
Document analysis
✗
✓
Citation
✗
✓
Total Features
20
20
Quick Verdict
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Choose Llama 3.1 if you need:
- ✓ Open-source weights
- ✓ Commercial license
- ✓ Self-hostable
- ✓ Multiple model sizes (8B/70B/405B)
- ✓ Multi-language
Choose Mistral Large if you need:
- ✓ Streaming
- ✓ API access
- ✓ Multi-language (French/Spanish/German/Italian/Portuguese)
- ✓ System prompts
- ✓ GDPR compliant
Pricing Comparison
Both Llama 3.1 and Mistral Large offer free plans.
Llama 3.1 Plans
Free tier available
Free (open-source)
Free- • Commercial use allowed
- • Self-host anywhere
Via API providers
Free- • Groq, Together AI, etc.
- • $0.05-0.9/1M tokens
Mistral Large Plans
Free tier available
Free tier
Free- • Mistral Small via API
- • Limited calls
Pay-as-you-go
Free- • Mistral Large: $2/1M tokens
- • Cheapest frontier tier
🔔 Get notified when prices change
Frequently Asked Questions
📬 Stay updated on SaaS pricing changes
Get notified when tools update their pricing or features