Mistral · released 2025-09open
Mistral Small 3
Small, open-weights, surprisingly sharp.
context
128K
output max
8K
input /M
$0.20
output /M
$0.60
modalities
T
Verdict
What it's actually good at
Strengths
- +Tiny cost
- +Open weights
- +Multilingual
Weaknesses
- −Weaker on complex reasoning
Our scores
reasoning
6.0
coding
7.0
writing
7.0
speed
9.0
value
10.0
Small open-weights Mistral with great instruction following. Deploy anywhere.
Pricing
Cost at common volumes
| Monthly volume | Input | Output | Est. monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side project | 1M tok | 0.3M tok | $0.38 |
| Growing app | 50M tok | 15M tok | $19.00 |
| Production | 500M tok | 150M tok | $190.00 |
| Scale | 5000M tok | 1500M tok | $1900.00 |
Estimates assume uncached input. Prompt caching and batch APIs can cut this by 50–90% for many workloads. Use the calculator →
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