Mistral AI models: Medium, Small, Devstral or Ministral

Mistral AI
Services found: 11
#AI modelCapabilitiesAPI $/1M (in / out)Context windowPrice / moOutput $/1MOverviewVisit site
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Mistral Medium 3.5

Mistral AI
Text & chatVisionReasoning
$1.5 / $7.5256K tokensAPI only7.5View
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Mistral Small 4

Mistral AI
Text & chatVisionReasoning
$0.15 / $0.6256K tokensAPI only0.6View
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Mistral Large 3 2512

Mistral AI
Text & chatVisionReasoning
$0.5 / $1.5262.1K tokensAPI only1.5View
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Devstral 2 2512

Mistral AI
Text & chatCodingStructured JSON output
$0.4 / $2262.1K tokensAPI only2View
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Ministral 3 14B 2512

Mistral AI
Text & chatVisionReasoning
$0.2 / $0.2262.1K tokensAPI only0.2View
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Ministral 3 8B 2512

Mistral AI
Text & chatVisionReasoning
$0.15 / $0.15262.1K tokensAPI only0.15View
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Ministral 3 3B 2512

Mistral AI
Text & chatVisionReasoning
$0.1 / $0.1131.1K tokensAPI only0.1View
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Codestral

Mistral AI
Text & chatCodingStructured JSON output
$0.3 / $0.9128K tokensAPI only0.9View
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Devstral 2

Mistral AI
Text & chatCodingStructured JSON output
256K tokensAPI onlyView
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Magistral Medium 1.2

Mistral AI
Text & chatStructured JSON outputPrompt caching
128K tokensAPI onlyView
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Mistral Large 3

Mistral AI
Text & chatVisionReasoning
$0.5 / $1.5256K tokensAPI only1.5View

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Mistral occupies a distinct position: a frontier-adjacent European lab that publishes weights under Apache 2.0 for much of its range. Medium 3.5 leads at $1.50 input and $7.50 output with a 256K window; Large 3, Small 4 and the Ministral family fill the tiers below, down to $0.10 per 1M.

The line-up also covers specialised work that the big labs price separately — OCR billed per thousand pages, Voxtral for speech, Codestral for code, moderation at no charge. For teams with data-residency constraints, the combination of EU hosting and downloadable weights is the practical argument.

Apache-licensed rangeLarge 3, Small 4 and Ministral ship under permissive terms.
European hostingMatters where data residency is contractual rather than preferential.
Specialised modelsOCR, speech and code as separate products rather than flagship add-ons.

Models from this vendor

How to choose

  • Decide early whether you need open weights — most of the range ships under Apache 2.0.
  • Use the specialised models rather than forcing the flagship: OCR per page, Voxtral for speech, Codestral for code.
  • Check EU hosting terms if data residency is contractual rather than preferential.
  • Compare Medium 3.5 against Sonnet 5 and Terra directly; the gap is narrower than the price suggests.

Common mistakes

Using the flagship for OCROCR is billed per thousand pages and is far cheaper than token-based extraction.
Assuming every Mistral model is openCodestral and the OCR line are Premier and proprietary.

Who this suits

EU-regulated teamsEuropean hosting plus downloadable weights covers most residency requirements.
Cost-conscious buildersSmall 4 and Ministral cover volume work at a tenth of flagship rates.
Document pipelinesDedicated OCR priced per page rather than per token.

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Text & chat228 models for text generation and chat
Vision156 models that read images
Reasoning169 models that think before answering
Tool calling166 models that call your functions
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Google DeepMind17 models in this rating

Frequently asked questions

Which Mistral models are open?

Large 3, Small 4, the Ministral family and several Voxtral variants carry Apache 2.0.

Is there a free tier?

Yes, with limited messages and monthly API credits on the consumer plan.

How does Mistral price OCR?

Per thousand pages rather than per token — roughly $4 for a thousand.

Which Mistral model competes with Sonnet?

Medium 3.5 at $1.50 / $7.50, roughly a quarter the price of the US mid tier.

Is Le Chat still a thing?

It was renamed Mistral Vibe; the Pro plan is $14.99 a month.

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