Mistral AI AI Models
European AI company focused on efficient and powerful language models
Mistral AI Models & Pricing
| Model | Input Price | Output Price | Context Window | Max Output | Category | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mistral Small 4 New standard for multimodal, reasoning-optimized models with excellent efficiency Released: 3/18/2026 | $0.15 per 1M tokens | $0.60 per 1M tokens | 128,000 tokens | 16,384 tokens | efficient | textvisioncodereasoning |
Magistral Medium Thinking model excelling in domain-specific, transparent, and multilingual reasoning Released: 12/15/2025 | $2.00 per 1M tokens | $5.00 per 1M tokens | 128,000 tokens | 32,768 tokens | reasoning | textreasoning |
$0.50 per 1M tokens | $1.50 per 1M tokens | 128,000 tokens | 16,384 tokens | reasoning | textreasoning | |
$0.40 per 1M tokens | $0.90 per 1M tokens | 262,144 tokens | 32,768 tokens | efficient | textcode | |
$0.50 per 1M tokens | $1.50 per 1M tokens | 256,000 tokens | 32,768 tokens | flagship | textcodereasoning | |
$0.075 per 1M tokens | $0.20 per 1M tokens | 128,000 tokens | 8,192 tokens | efficient | textcode | |
Mistral Medium 3.1 Latest balanced model with strong reasoning and coding capabilities Released: 8/1/2025 | $0.40 per 1M tokens | $2.00 per 1M tokens | 131,072 tokens | 16,384 tokens | balanced | textcodereasoning |
$0.30 per 1M tokens | $0.90 per 1M tokens | 128,000 tokens | 32,768 tokens | balanced | textcode | |
$0.40 per 1M tokens | $2.00 per 1M tokens | 128,000 tokens | 16,384 tokens | balanced | textcode |
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Mistral AI Pricing FAQ
How much does Mistral AI API cost?
Mistral AI offers 9 models with input pricing ranging from $0.075 to $2.00 per million tokens. The most affordable option is Mistral Small 3.2 at $0.075/1M input and $0.20/1M output tokens.
What is the cheapest Mistral AI model?
Mistral Small 3.2 is the cheapest Mistral AI model at $0.075 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens. It supports a 128,000-token context window.
Which Mistral AI model should I use?
It depends on your use case. Mistral Small 3.2 is best for cost-sensitive applications. Magistral Medium ($2.00/1M input) offers the strongest capabilities. For complex reasoning tasks, consider Mistral AI's reasoning models. For high-volume workloads, their efficient-tier models offer the best cost-performance ratio.
What models does Mistral AI offer?
Mistral AI currently offers 9 models: Mistral Large 3, Mistral Medium 3, Mistral Small 3.2, Mistral Small 4, Mistral Medium 3.1, Devstral 2, Codestral, Magistral Medium, Magistral Small. These span flagship, balanced, efficient, reasoning categories with context windows up to 262K tokens.
How does Mistral AI pricing compare to competitors?
Mistral AI's pricing starts at $0.075/1M input tokens with Mistral Small 3.2. Use our comparison tool to see side-by-side pricing against other providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
About Mistral AI
European AI company focused on efficient and powerful language models
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