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  3. Doubao Lite 1.5 vs Mistral Large 3

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026

Doubao Lite 1.5 vs Mistral Large 3 benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Mistral Large 3 delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,456 vs 1,360), while Mistral Large 3 leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (55.4%), while Doubao Lite 1.5 is more budget-friendly at $0.1/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose Mistral Large 3 if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Doubao Lite 1.5 if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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ByteDance
Doubao Lite 1.5

ByteDance high-speed lightweight model priced at sub-cent levels.

Lite 1.5Elo 1,360$0.1/1M out
Mistral
Mistral Large 3

Mistral European flagship with strong function calling.

Elo 1,456$6/1M out

Doubao Series Family & Variants (3)

Speed, cost, and intelligence tradeoffs across the ByteDance lineup

vs Base Model
Doubao Pro 1.5
ByteDance
Base Model
Elo1470
Speed105 t/s
In /1M$0.11
Out /1M$0.28
View specs →vs this
Doubao Lite 1.5
ByteDance
Lite 1.5
Elo1360
Speed180 t/s
In /1M$0.04
Out /1M$0.1
-110 Elo-64% price1.7x speed
Selected
Seed 2.1 Turbo
ByteDance
Seed 2.1
Elo1472
Speed160 t/s
In /1M$0.5
Out /1M$2.5
+2 Elo+793% price1.5x speed
View specs →vs this
Top Rival Showdowns for Doubao Lite 1.5
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference Leader

Mistral Large 3

Δ 96 Arena Elo pts

Throughput Leader

Doubao Lite 1.5

180 tok/s

Value per Dollar Leader

Doubao Lite 1.5

$0.1 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Capability Matchup Radar

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100
Dimensional AdvantageMistral Large 3 4/6
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Doubao Lite 1.5 (5)vsMistral Large 3 (5)
Doubao Lite 1.5: 5W (50%)Overall: Even matchupMistral Large 3: 5W (50%)
← Doubao Lite 1.5Mistral Large 3 →
Mistral Large 3 (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo
1,360vs1,456
Coding Elo
1,320vs—
SWE-bench
46%vs55.4%
LiveBench
54%vs61.8%
GPQA Diamond
64.2%vs74.1%
Doubao Lite 1.5: 1WMistral Large 3: 4W
Doubao Lite 1.5 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed
180 tok/svs112 tok/s
Time to first token
110 msvs190 ms
Doubao Lite 1.5: 2WMistral Large 3: 0W
Doubao Lite 1.5 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price
$0.1/1Mvs$6/1M
Input price
$0.04/1Mvs$2/1M
Context window
33kvs128k
Doubao Lite 1.5: 2WMistral Large 3: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference EloMistral Large 3 (+96)
Doubao Lite 1.51,360
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral Large 31,456
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Coding Elo
Doubao Lite 1.51,320
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral Large 3—
LiveBenchMistral Large 3 (+7.8%)
Doubao Lite 1.554%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral Large 361.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
SWE-benchMistral Large 3 (+9.4%)
Doubao Lite 1.546%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral Large 355.4%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
GPQA DiamondMistral Large 3 (+9.9%)
Doubao Lite 1.564.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Mistral Large 374.1%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first tokenDoubao Lite 1.5 (+80 ms)
Doubao Lite 1.5110 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Mistral Large 3190 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speedDoubao Lite 1.5 (+68 tok/s)
Doubao Lite 1.5180 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Mistral Large 3112 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input priceDoubao Lite 1.5 (+$1.96/1M)
Doubao Lite 1.5$0.04/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Mistral Large 3$2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output priceDoubao Lite 1.5 (+$5.9/1M)
Doubao Lite 1.5$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Mistral Large 3$6/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context windowMistral Large 3 (+95k)
Doubao Lite 1.533k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Mistral Large 3128k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkDoubao Lite 1.5Mistral Large 3Advantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,360
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
1,456
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral Large 3 (+96)
Coding Elo
1,320
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
LiveBench
54%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
61.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral Large 3 (+7.8%)
SWE-bench
46%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
55.4%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral Large 3 (+9.4%)
GPQA Diamond
64.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
74.1%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Mistral Large 3 (+9.9%)
Time to first token
110 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
190 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Doubao Lite 1.5 (+80 ms)
Output speed
180 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
112 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Doubao Lite 1.5 (+68 tok/s)
Input price
$0.04/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Doubao Lite 1.5 (+$1.96/1M)
Output price
$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$6/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Doubao Lite 1.5 (+$5.9/1M)
Context window
33k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
128k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral Large 3 (+95k)
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 98% with Doubao Lite 1.5
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Doubao Lite 1.5$2.90 / mo
In: $1.4Out: $1.5
Mistral Large 3$160.00 / mo
In: $70Out: $90
Estimated Cost Delta

Doubao Lite 1.5 is estimated to save $157.10/month ($1,885/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Mistral Large 3:Pick Mistral Large 3 when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Doubao Lite 1.5:Pick Doubao Lite 1.5 when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 3
    Doubao Lite 1.5:Pick Doubao Lite 1.5 when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsMistral Large 3

Higher SWE-bench (55.4%).

High-volume chatDoubao Lite 1.5

Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIDoubao Lite 1.5

Lower TTFT (110 ms).

Long-document RAGMistral Large 3

Larger window (128k).

Screenshots / visionMistral Large 3

Mistral Large 3 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsMistral Large 3Higher SWE-bench (55.4%).
High-volume chatDoubao Lite 1.5Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIDoubao Lite 1.5Lower TTFT (110 ms).
Long-document RAGMistral Large 3Larger window (128k).
Screenshots / visionMistral Large 3Mistral Large 3 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
launchJan 18, 2026

Mistral Large 3: the European flagship with function calling

Jan 2026. Not the Elo crown. Useful when residency and tools matter more than Arena.

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Doubao Lite 1.5

Elo 1,360
LiveBench54%
SWE-bench46%
Speed180 tok/s
Output cost$0.1/1M
Mistral

Mistral Large 3

Elo 1,456
LiveBench61.8%
SWE-bench55.4%
Speed112 tok/s
Output cost$6/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Doubao Lite 1.5 or Mistral Large 3?
Mistral Large 3 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,456). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Doubao Lite 1.5 or Mistral Large 3?
Mistral Large 3 leads SWE-bench at 55.4% vs 46%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Doubao Lite 1.5 output tokens are $0.1/1M versus $6/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Doubao Lite 1.5 or Mistral Large 3?
Doubao Lite 1.5 has the lower time-to-first-token (110 ms vs 190 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
Mistral Large 3 accepts 128k tokens versus 33k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Doubao Lite 1.5 and Mistral Large 3 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Jan 18, 2026

    Mistral Large 3: the European flagship with function calling

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