Mistral Small 3 API Pricing
Mistral · released 2025-01-30
Mistral Small 3 price
< 0.01¢ / 1K
< 0.01¢ / 1K
< 0.01¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.0049¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.024¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | 0.258¢ |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | 0.166¢ |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $1.47 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.05) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.08).
Benchmarks
#409 of 547
#230 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.04 |
| Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B | 6.9 | $0.043 |
| Sarvam 30B (High) | 6.6 | $0.047 |
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-4o mini | 6.7 | $0.262 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Non-reasoning) | 6.7 | $0.175 |
| Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning) | 6.7 | — |
| Mistral Small 3 | 6.7 | $0.058 |
| Nova Lite | 6.7 | $0.105 |
| Qwen2.5 Coder Instruct 32B | 6.7 | — |
| Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) | 6.7 | $0.15 |
More from Mistral
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Mistral Large 4 Preview | 38.4 | $2.065 |
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | 14.2 | $3.00 |
| Magistral Medium 1.2 | 11.8 | — |
| Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) | 11.3 | $0.262 |
| Mistral Large 3 | 9.3 | $0.75 |
| Mistral Medium 3.1 | 9.2 | — |
| Magistral Medium 1 | 9.1 | — |
| Devstral Medium | 9.0 | — |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Mistral Small 3 See Mistral Small 3 on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15
FAQ
Who develops Mistral Small 3?
Mistral Small 3 is developed by Mistral, released 2025-01-30.
How much does Mistral Small 3 cost per million tokens?
Mistral Small 3 costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.08 per 1M output tokens ($0.058 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
What is the Mistral Small 3 API price?
The Mistral Small 3 API price is $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.08 per 1M output tokens ($0.058 per 1M blended).
How much does Mistral Small 3 cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.0049¢ on Mistral Small 3, at $0.05/1M input and $0.08/1M output.
Is Mistral Small 3 free?
Mistral Small 3's official API list price is $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.08 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check Mistral's site for those.
How does Mistral Small 3 rank on benchmarks?
Mistral Small 3 scores 6.7 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #409 of 547 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Mistral Small 3?
Yes — Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (8.9) at $0.04/1M blended, versus $0.058/1M for Mistral Small 3.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Mistral Small 3 comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.