Release2026-10-29

Mistral released the weights of Mistral Large 4. It is a 1T-parameter multimodal model. It leads open-weight benchmarks for coding. It also leads in defensive cybersecurity tasks. The model was trained in Europe. It offers three reasoning modes for cost-performance balance. It refuses 96.6% of malicious cyber requests. It scores 19.7% on FrontierCode 2.0. It scores 48% on the Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Index. It scores 41% on Terminal-Bench 4.0. It scores 51% on the Artificial Analysis Cyber Index. It scores 73.3% on Finch for finance workflows. It scores 84.5% on BrowseComp for web browsing.

What changed

Mistral Large 4 was in public preview with closed weights.

What it unlocks

Self-hosting and customizing a 1T-parameter open-weight model for coding and cybersecurity tasks.

  • 1T parameters
  • 19.7% on FrontierCode 2.0
  • 48% on Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Index
  • 41% on Terminal-Bench 4.0

What you need to act on it

  • access to European infrastructure for sovereign deployment

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