Mistral AI API Pricing
European-built AI models — 7 established models plus the Large 4 public preview
Mistral Large 4: usable API, weights pending
Checked October 7, 2026: mistral-large-4 is a public-preview API with 1M context and native text/image input. Current input/cached-input/output rates are $0.68/$0.07/$2.09 per 1M tokens; displayed list rates are $1.36/$0.14/$4.18. Mistral describes a 50% launch discount for two weeks, not permanent pricing. Downloadable weights are announced for the end of October, not yet available.
Official active-parameter figures remain inconsistent: the launch announcement says 49B, while both live documentation routes returned 52B on October 7. No local hardware requirement is inferred. See the model card, launch pricing changelog and model/specs reference.
| Model | Input (per 1M tokens) | Output (per 1M tokens) | Context Window | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Purpose | ||||
| Mistral Large 4 (public preview) | $0.68 | $2.09 | 1M | Introductory; weights pending |
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | $1.50 | $7.50 | 128K | Mid |
| Mistral Large 3 | $0.50 | $1.50 | 262K | Budget |
| Mistral Small 4 | $0.15 | $0.60 | 128K | Budget |
| Reasoning (Magistral) | ||||
| $2.00 | $5.00 | 256K | Mid | |
| $0.50 | $1.50 | 256K | Budget | |
| Coding (Devstral) | ||||
| $0.40 | $2.00 | 128K | Budget | |
| $0.10 | $0.30 | 128K | Budget | |
| Codestral | $0.30 | $0.90 | 256K | Mid |
| Edge (Ministral) | ||||
| Ministral 3 14B | $0.20 | $0.20 | 128K | Budget |
| Ministral 3 8B | $0.15 | $0.15 | 128K | Budget |
| Ministral 3 3B | $0.10 | $0.10 | 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
Established options include Large 3 at $0.50/$1.50 and Ministral 3 3B at $0.10/$0.10 per 1M tokens. Large 4 adds a public-preview flagship option with separate introductory and list rates. Retired Devstral and Magistral API rates are historical, not currently purchasable endpoints.
Which Mistral Model Should You Use?
Mistral offers four model families for different workloads.
🧠 Magistral (Reasoning)
- 256K context window
- Specialized for complex reasoning
- Math, coding, and logic tasks
- Open-weight under Apache 2.0
💻 Devstral (Coding)
- 128K–256K context window
- Code generation and software engineering
- Devstral Small 2 is cheapest coding model
- Codestral for code-specific tasks
Established options include Large 3 at $0.50/$1.50 and Ministral 3 3B at $0.10/$0.10 per 1M tokens. Large 4 adds a public-preview flagship option with separate introductory and list rates. Retired Devstral and Magistral API rates are historical, not currently purchasable endpoints.
⚡ Mistral General Purpose
- 128K–1M context, depending on model
- Large 4 preview, Large 3, Medium 3.5, Small 4
- Multilingual and multimodal
- Open-weight models available
📱 Ministral (Edge)
- 128K context window
- 3B, 8B, and 14B parameter sizes
- Optimized for on-device deployment
- Low latency and cost
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| Provider | Model | Input (per 1M tokens) | Output (per 1M tokens) | Context Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral | Large | $0.50 | $1.50 | 128K |
| OpenAI | GPT-4o | $2.50 | $10.00 | 128K |
| Anthropic | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 200K |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | $1.25 | $10.00 | 1M | |
| Mistral | Small | $0.15 | $0.60 | 128K |
| OpenAI | GPT-4o mini | $0.15 | $0.60 | 128K |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | $0.10 | $0.40 | 1M | |
| Anthropic | Claude Haiku 4.5 | $0.80 | $4.00 | 200K |
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