MistralOpen weightsReleased Mar 16, 2026Mistral Small 4 pricing, benchmarks and cost analysis
No Epoch Capabilities Index score for this model yet
Median output tokens per second
In $0.150Out $0.600 per 1MCache discount 90%
Context window, tokens
Ranks are among the 101 models we track (intelligence = Epoch Capabilities Index by Epoch AI, CC BY 4.0; intelligence and speed: among those with data; cost: #1 is cheapest). Monthly cost uses the default workload of 2,000 input and 500 output tokens, 10,000 requests a day, 40% cached.
Comparison summary
On the default workload (2,000 input and 500 output tokens, 10,000 requests a day, 40% cached), Mistral Small 4 comes to $148 a month, 83% below the $873 median of the 101 models we track. It ranks #15 of 101 on cost, where #1 is the cheapest.
We have no Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI) score for Mistral Small 4, so it is not ranked on intelligence here and we do not suggest quality-matched alternatives.
It generates 186 tokens per second, 121% faster than the median model (84), #4 of 28. Cached input is 90% cheaper than fresh input, in line with the 90% median. The weights are open, so other hosts can serve it and prices may differ from the provider's own. The batch API cuts the default workload to $73.68 a month.
Technical specifications
- Context window
- 262K tokens
- Input price
- $0.150 / 1M
- Cached input price
- $0.015 / 1M
- Output price
- $0.600 / 1M
- Cache discount
- 90%
- Batch API
- Available
- Batch input / cached / output
- $0.075 / $0.007 / $0.300
- Open weights
- Yes
- Release date
- Mar 16, 2026
- Time to first token
- 0.87 s
- Price volatility
- Stable
Benchmarks
We do not have any benchmark scores for Mistral Small 4 yet. See the benchmark leaderboards.
Your monthly bill
Standard
$148 / month- Input
- $54.00
- Cached input
- $3.60
- Output
- $90.00
Batch
$73.68 / month- Input
- $27.00
- Cached input
- $1.68
- Output
- $45.00
On the default workload the batch API costs $73.68 a month against $148 standard.
Price history
No price changes since we started tracking on Jul 13, 2026.