Mistral Embed vs text-embedding-3-large: price, context and capabilities

Choose text-embedding-3-large for the latest release; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.

In short

  • A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
  • text-embedding-3-large reads more per request: 8k tokens against 8k.
  • text-embedding-3-large is the newer model (January 2024, against December 2023).

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Which should you choose?

Each answer below comes straight from the published prices, specifications and independent benchmark results.

Latest release

Choose text-embedding-3-large

text-embedding-3-large is the newer release (January 2024, against December 2023 for Mistral Embed).

Specifications side by side

Mistral Embedtext-embedding-3-large
ProviderMistral AIOpenAI
CategoryEmbeddingsEmbeddings
StatusGenerally availableGenerally available
Headline priceNo data$0.13 / 1M tokens
Context window8k8k
Max outputNo dataNo data
ReleasedDecember 2023January 2024
Knowledge cutoffNo dataNo data
LicenceProprietaryProprietary
CapabilitiesNo dataNo data
API model idmistral-embed-2312text-embedding-3-large

Frequently asked questions

Should I choose Mistral Embed or text-embedding-3-large?

Choose text-embedding-3-large for the latest release; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.

Which is cheaper, Mistral Embed or text-embedding-3-large?

A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.

Which has the larger context window, Mistral Embed or text-embedding-3-large?

text-embedding-3-large reads more per request: 8k tokens against 8k.

What is the difference between Mistral Embed and text-embedding-3-large?

Mistral Embed is made by Mistral AI and text-embedding-3-large by OpenAI. A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price. text-embedding-3-large reads more per request: 8k tokens against 8k. text-embedding-3-large is the newer model (January 2024, against December 2023).

Which is newer, Mistral Embed or text-embedding-3-large?

text-embedding-3-large was released on January 2024 and Mistral Embed on December 2023.