Exact model comparison
These three exact Mistral routes are close enough to shortlist together, but their checked-in 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 checked-in 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 checked-in image and text input plus text output.
mistral/mistral/ministral-8b-2512
Largest checked-in 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 checked-in 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 checked-in input price. It also exposes image and text input in the checked-in 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 checked-in 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.
mistral/mistral/mistral-small-latest
mistral/mistral/ministral-8b-2512
mistral/mistral/ministral-3-3b-2512
All three rows currently point to https://mistral.ai/pricing as their checked-in 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 checked-in row does not expose reviewed directional modalities.