Mistral Small Pricing(2026)
2 plans compared · From $0.1 · ★ 4.5/5
All Plans & Pricing
API
Best for: Mistral offers a free developer tier with limited requests - enough to validate your use case before spending anything
- ✓ $0.1/M input tokens
- ✓ $0.3/M output tokens
- ✓ One of cheapest APIs
Self-hosted
Best for: At $0
- ✓ Open weights available
- ✓ Apache 2.0 license
- ✓ Commercial use allowed
Pricing Analysis
Overview
Mistral Small costs $0.1 per 1M input tokens and $0.3 per 1M output tokens - one of the cheapest hosted frontier models available. No subscription required, pure pay-as-you-go through the Mistral API. Volume discounts are available on enterprise contracts.
Cost Per User
Which Plan Is Right for You?
Mistral offers a free developer tier with limited requests - enough to validate your use case before spending anything.
At $0.1/1M input, even 100M tokens per month costs only $10 - budget is rarely the constraint at this price point.
Contact Mistral for volume pricing and data processing agreements if you're handling sensitive or regulated data at scale.
vs. Category Average
99% below the large language models average
Our Verdict
At 30x cheaper than Claude 3.7 Sonnet input pricing, Mistral Small is the default choice for cost-sensitive production workloads where absolute quality is secondary.
