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Best Mistral Models for Design

Match · Updated July 2026

Mistral Large 3 2512 is the best Mistral model for design and frontend generation, rated 1186 on Design Arena Elo. Mistral Medium 3.5 (1166) and Ministral 3 14B 2512 (1105) round out the top three.

1186Design Elo
$0.500Input /M
262KContext

AI models ranked by Design Arena Elo — head-to-head human preference for generating UI, websites, data visualizations and 3D. The best AI models for UI design, web design and frontend code generation.

  1. 1mistralai logo
    mistral-large-2512
    ToolsJSONVision$0.500/M · 262K ctx
    1186
    Design Elo
  2. 2mistralai logo
    mistral-medium-3-5
    ReasoningToolsJSON+129.9 intel · $1.50/M · 262K ctx
    1166
    Design Elo
  3. 3mistralai logo
    ministral-14b-2512
    ToolsJSONVision$0.200/M · 262K ctx
    1105
    Design Elo
  4. 4mistralai logo
    ministral-8b-2512
    ToolsJSONVision$0.150/M · 262K ctx
    1089
    Design Elo
  5. 5mistralai logo
    codestral-2508
    ToolsJSON$0.300/M · 256K ctx
    1077
    Design Elo
  6. 6mistralai logo
    ministral-3b-2512
    ToolsJSONVision$0.100/M · 131K ctx
    1052
    Design Elo

Frequently asked

What is the best Mistral model for design?

Mistral Large 3 2512 is the best Mistral model for design and frontend generation, rated 1186 on Design Arena Elo. Mistral Medium 3.5 (1166) and Ministral 3 14B 2512 (1105) round out the top three.

What's a good alternative to Mistral Large 3 2512?

Mistral Medium 3.5 (1166) is the closest alternative on this metric, followed by Ministral 3 14B 2512 (1105). See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.

How many Mistral models are there?

modelgrep tracks 19 Mistral models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing, led on intelligence by Mistral Medium 3.5. 6 of them qualify for this ranking.

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