Mistral AI API Pricing
European-built AI models with competitive pricing — Mistral Large 3 and Mistral Small 4
| Model | Input (per 1M tokens) | Output (per 1M tokens) | Context Window | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Large 3 | $0.50 | $1.50 | 128K | Budget |
| Mistral Small 4 | $0.15 | $0.60 | 128K | Budget |
Why Mistral?
European-built AI models designed for cost-conscious developers who need reliable performance.
European Data Sovereignty
Mistral is headquartered in Paris and stores data in Europe. Ideal for GDPR-sensitive workloads and EU-based companies that need to comply with strict data residency requirements.
Open-Source Heritage
Mistral releases open-weight models alongside their API, giving you the flexibility to self-host or switch providers. No vendor lock-in — deploy on your own infrastructure if needed.
Competitive Pricing
Mistral Large 3 at $0.50/$1.50 per 1M tokens is now one of the cheapest mid-capable models available. Mistral Small 4 at $0.15/$0.60 competes with DeepSeek V4 Flash and GPT-4o mini.
Which Mistral Model Should You Use?
Mistral offers two tiers designed for different workloads.
Mistral Large 3
- 128K context window
- Strong reasoning and code generation
- Complex multi-step tasks
- Document analysis and summarization
- Multilingual support
Mistral Small 4
- 32K context window
- Fast and lightweight
- Excellent for simple classification tasks
- Cost-effective at scale
- Great for chatbots and short responses
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| Provider | Model | Input (per 1M tokens) | Output (per 1M tokens) | Context Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral | Large | $2.00 | $6.00 | 128K |
| OpenAI | GPT-4o | $2.50 | $10.00 | 128K |
| Anthropic | Claude Sonnet 4 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 200K |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | $1.25 | $10.00 | 1M | |
| Mistral | Small | $0.10 | $0.30 | 32K |
| OpenAI | GPT-4o mini | $0.15 | $0.60 | 128K |
| Gemini 2.0 Flash | $0.10 | $0.40 | 1M | |
| Anthropic | Claude Haiku 4.5 | $0.80 | $4.00 | 200K |
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