Side-by-side comparison of Mistral Large 2 (Mistral AI · France) and Mistral Small (Mistral AI · France) for self-hosted deployment of the open-weight model. Mistral Large 2 is rated conditional; Mistral Small is EU-ready. They part ways on licence: Mistral Large 2 is "MRL (research)", Mistral Small is "Apache 2.0".
| Field | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary | ||
| Verdict | Conditional Frontier 123B dense model from an EU vendor. Open weights under Mistral Research License — non-commercial by default. Commercial deployment requires a separate paid licence from Mistral AI. | EU-ready Best-in-class permissive licence from an EU vendor. Apache 2.0 means no usage caps, no royalty, no revocation risk. |
| Last reviewed | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-15 |
| Open-weight | ||
| Licence | MRL (research) | Apache 2.0 |
| Commercial use | Paid licence req. | Yes |
| Training data | Undisclosed | Partial |
| Origin | EU | EU |
| Performance & pricing? | ||
| Quality index | 15/100 | 13/100 |
| Speed | 38 tok/s | 152 tok/s |
| Blended price | $3.00/M | $0.15/M |
| Context window | — | — |
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