Mistral Large 2 vs Step-3.5-Flash: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Mistral Large 2 | Step-3.5-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Mistral AI | StepFun |
| Release Date | July 24, 2024 | February 1, 2026 |
| Parameters | 123B | 196B |
| Multimodal | No | Yes |
| Context (input) | 128K | 66K |
| Context (output) | 128K | 8K |
| Input Price / 1M | $2.00 | $0.10 |
| Output Price / 1M | $6.00 | $0.40 |
| Average Score | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Verdict
Step-3.5-Flash leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: Mistral Large 2 — 0.9, Step-3.5-Flash — 0.8.
API Cost
Step-3.5-Flash is 16.0x cheaper: input $0.10/1M vs $2.00/1M tokens.
Context Window
Mistral Large 2 supports a larger context: 128K vs 66K tokens.
Recency
Step-3.5-Flash is newer: released 2/1/2026 vs 7/24/2024.
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