Mistral AI vs xAI Pricing Comparison
Full API pricing breakdown, model lineups, and category coverage.
Decision Guide: Which Provider Should You Choose?
If your priority is pure token cost, Mistral AI has the lower average combined input + output rate in this comparison at about $2.342308/1M.
Choose Mistral AI when...
- you want lower average token pricing.
- you want Mistral AI's lowest-cost model (Ministral 3 3B) for budget-sensitive traffic.
- your workload fits Mistral AI's stronger coverage in flagship, balanced, efficient.
Tradeoff: xAI has premium models that may offer broader capabilities.
Choose xAI when...
- you want model flexibility over lowest average price.
- you want xAI's lowest-cost model (Grok 4.1 Fast) for budget-sensitive traffic.
- your workload fits xAI's stronger coverage in reasoning.
Tradeoff: xAI is pricier on average than Mistral AI.
Coverage snapshot: Mistral AI supports 4/4 major categories and xAI supports 3/4.
Category Breakdown
| Provider | flagship | reasoning | balanced | efficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral AI | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| xAI | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
All Models & Pricing
Mistral AI
Provider details →| Model | Category | Input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministral 3 3B | efficient | $0.10/1M | $0.10/1M | 256,000 |
| Ministral 3 8B | efficient | $0.15/1M | $0.15/1M | 256,000 |
| Mistral Small 3.2 | efficient | $0.10/1M | $0.30/1M | 128,000 |
| Ministral 3 14B | balanced | $0.20/1M | $0.20/1M | 256,000 |
| Mistral Small 4 | efficient | $0.15/1M | $0.60/1M | 128,000 |
| Codestral | balanced | $0.30/1M | $0.90/1M | 128,000 |
| Mistral Large 3 | flagship | $0.50/1M | $1.50/1M | 256,000 |
| Magistral Small | reasoning | $0.50/1M | $1.50/1M | 128,000 |
| Mistral Medium 3 | balanced | $0.40/1M | $2.00/1M | 128,000 |
| Mistral Medium 3.1 | balanced | $0.40/1M | $2.00/1M | 131,072 |
| Devstral 2 | efficient | $0.40/1M | $2.00/1M | 262,144 |
| Magistral Medium | reasoning | $2.00/1M | $5.00/1M | 128,000 |
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | flagship | $1.50/1M | $7.50/1M | 256,000 |
| Model | Category | Input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok 4.1 Fast | efficient | $0.20/1M | $0.50/1M | 2,000,000 |
| Grok 3 Mini | efficient | $0.30/1M | $0.50/1M | 128,000 |
| Grok Code Fast 1 | standard | $0.20/1M | $1.50/1M | 256,000 |
| Grok 4.3 | reasoning | $1.25/1M | $2.50/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Grok 4.20 | reasoning | $1.25/1M | $2.50/1M | 2,000,000 |
| Grok 4 | reasoning | $3.00/1M | $15.00/1M | 256,000 |
| Grok 3 | flagship | $3.00/1M | $15.00/1M | 131,072 |
Cross-Provider Model Matchups
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Which provider is cheaper on average, Mistral AI or xAI?▼
On average, Mistral AI has lower combined input + output rates. Compare model-specific pricing to match your workload.
What is the cheapest model across Mistral AI and xAI?▼
Ministral 3 3B (Mistral AI) is the lowest-cost option at $0.10 input and $0.10 output per million tokens.
Which model is the most expensive between these providers?▼
Grok 4 (xAI) is the highest-cost model in this comparison at $3.00 input and $15.00 output per million tokens.
Which provider has more models available?▼
Mistral AI offers more models in this dataset.