Exact model comparison
These three exact Mistral routes are close enough to shortlist together, but their current catalog pricing and context fields point to different cost pressures. This page keeps to the database facts: token prices, context window, directional modality fields, source URL, and direct links into the live compare tool.
At a glance
Prices are shown in USD per 1M tokens from the current model rows. The source URL attached to all three rows is Mistral pricing, synced on 2026-05-28.
mistral/mistral/mistral-small-latest
Lowest input token rate in this set, with reviewed image and text input plus text output.
mistral/mistral/ministral-8b-2512
Largest current catalog context window in this set, with equal input and output token rates.
mistral/mistral/ministral-3-3b-2512
Lower output token rate than Mistral Small in this set, but the current row has no reviewed directional modalities.
Scenario
Sample workload: 100,000 requests per month, 1,000 input tokens, and 300 output tokens per request.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Small mistral-small-latest | $0.06 | $0.18 | 131,072 | $11.40 |
| Ministral 8B ministral-8b-2512 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 262,144 | $19.50 |
| Ministral 3B ministral-3-3b-2512 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 131,072 | $13.00 |
How to choose
In this set, Mistral Small has the lowest current catalog input price. It also exposes image and text input in the reviewed modality fields, while still matching Ministral 3B's 131,072-token context window.
Ministral 8B is the context-window outlier here at 262,144 tokens. The tradeoff is a higher input token price than the other two rows in this comparison.
Ministral 3B has a lower current catalog output rate than Mistral Small in this set. Its empty modality arrays should be treated as unreviewed database fields, not as a claim that the model lacks a modality.
Use the compare tool with all three exact model routes selected, then open model pages for source and metadata read-back.
Sources and caveats
This article is a pricing and metadata read-back, not a quality, latency, benchmark, lifecycle, or availability ranking.
All three rows currently point to https://mistral.ai/pricing as their source URL. Confirm final provider billing before production use. This page does not add or change provider/model facts.
The sample cost excludes cache, batch, regional billing, tool-specific charges, overage rules, and any provider-side discounts. Empty modality arrays mean the current catalog row does not expose reviewed directional modalities.