Mistral Small 4 pricing & specs

Mistral · released 2026-03-16 · ● verified 2026-10-11

input / 1M$0.15
output / 1M$0.60
context262.1K
max output256K

// price history ($/1M tokens)

$0.69
input $/1Moutput $/1M2026-03-29 → 2026-10-11

// cheaper or similar alternatives

modelinoutctxvs Mistral Small 4
Gemma 4 E2B IT$0.04$0.08131.1K−81%
Qwen3.7 Flash$0.03$0.131M−79%
Qwen3.5 9B$0.10$0.15262.1K−57.1%
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT$0.07$0.34262.1K−47.6%
GPT-5 Nano$0.05$0.40400K−47.6%
Mistral Small 4 vs Qwen3.6 Flash →Mistral Small 4 vs Qwen3.8 Flash →Mistral Small 4 vs Qwen3.8 Omni Flash →Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Mistral Small 4 →DeepSeek-V3.1 vs Mistral Small 4 →Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Mistral Small 4 →

// faq

How much does Mistral Small 4 cost?

Mistral Small 4 costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens. At 50M input and 10M output tokens per month that is about $13.50.

What is the context window of Mistral Small 4?

262.1K tokens, with up to 256K output tokens per request.

Does Mistral Small 4 support prompt caching?

Yes. Cached input tokens cost $0.015 per million.

What are cheaper alternatives to Mistral Small 4?

Gemma 4 E2B IT ($0.04 in / $0.08 out), Qwen3.7 Flash ($0.03 in / $0.13 out), Qwen3.5 9B ($0.10 in / $0.15 out) offer the same input types and capabilities for less.

Is Mistral Small 4 open weights?

Yes.

// spec sheet

input / 1M
$0.15
output / 1M
$0.60
cache read / 1M
$0.015
blended (3:1)
$0.2625
context
262.1K
max output
256K
input types
text · image
reasoning
yes
tool calling
yes
structured output
no
open weights
yes
knowledge cutoff
2025-06
price source
Mistral

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// cost calculator

modelin $/1Mout $/1M= monthly
Gemma 4 E2B IT$0.04$0.08$2.80
Qwen3.7 Flash$0.03$0.13$2.80
Qwen3.5 9B$0.10$0.15$6.50
Mistral Small 4$0.15$0.60$13.50

Base-tier list prices. Long-context tiers, caching and batch discounts are not included.