Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.5 leads with 2.3% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Large 2 offers 123.9K more tokens in context window than GPT-4.5. Mistral Large 2 is $217.00 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-4.5 supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-4.5 was developed as an intermediate advancement between GPT-4 and GPT-5, designed to incorporate incremental improvements in reasoning, factuality, and instruction-following. Built to bridge generational capabilities while maintaining compatibility with existing applications, it represents a refinement of the GPT-4 architecture with enhanced performance characteristics.
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 2 was introduced as the second generation of Mistral's flagship model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities across diverse language tasks. Built with enhanced reasoning, coding, and multilingual abilities, it represents Mistral's most advanced offering for enterprise and demanding applications.
7 months newer

Mistral Large 2
Mistral AI
2024-07-24

GPT-4.5
OpenAI
2025-02-27
Cost per million tokens (USD)

GPT-4.5

Mistral Large 2
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

GPT-4.5

Mistral Large 2
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT-4.5
OpenAI

Mistral Large 2

GPT-4.5

Mistral Large 2

GPT-4.5

Mistral Large 2
Mistral AI