Mistral API pricing 2026
Mistral API pricing starts at $0.10 per million input and output tokens for Ministral 3 3B and goes up to $0.70 in and $2.10 out for Mistral Large 4, which has a 1M token context window. Mistral Small 4 costs $0.15 in and $0.60 out, and Codestral $0.30 in and $0.90 out. Cached input costs a tenth of the input price, and new accounts start in a free mode with included monthly usage.
Mistral prices per 1M tokens
| Model | Input | Cached | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mistral Large 4mistral-large-4 | $0.70 | $0.07 | $2.10 | 1M |
Mistral Small 4mistral-small-2603 | $0.15 | $0.015 | $0.60 | 256K |
Codestralcodestral-2508 | $0.30 | $0.03 | $0.90 | 128K |
Ministral 3 14Bministral-14b-2512 | $0.20 | $0.02 | $0.20 | 256K |
Ministral 3 8Bministral-8b-2512 | $0.15 | $0.015 | $0.15 | 256K |
Ministral 3 3Bministral-3b-2512 | $0.10 | $0.01 | $0.10 | 256K |
Standard tier, US dollars. Source: Mistral API pricing (docs), checked November 1, 2026.
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| Model | Per request | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Ministral 3 3B$0.10 in / $0.10 out | $0.00085 | $8.50 |
| Ministral 3 8B$0.15 in / $0.15 out | $0.0013 | $12.75 |
| Mistral Small 4$0.15 in / $0.60 out | $0.0015 | $15.00 |
| Ministral 3 14B$0.20 in / $0.20 out | $0.0017 | $17.00 |
| Codestral$0.30 in / $0.90 out | $0.0028 | $28.50 |
| Mistral Large 4$0.70 in / $2.10 out | $0.0067 | $66.50 |
Standard tier prices per 1M tokens. Batch processing is about half price at OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. Taxes, tool fees and free tiers are not included.
Caching, batch and other pricing rules
- Batch processing is 50% cheaper, and Mistral says cached input tokens cut input cost by up to 90%.
- Free mode is the default for new accounts: no credit card, API keys, and included monthly usage with rate limits meant for evaluation and prototyping. The exact limits are shown in the Admin Panel after login.
- Each paid Mistral plan includes monthly usage shared across Studio, the API and Vibe Code. Pro costs $14.99 a month and includes $15 a month of API credits.
- Mistral's pricing page FAQ quotes Mistral Large at $0.50 in and $1.50 out, while the itemized table in the docs lists Mistral Large 4 at $0.70 and $2.10. We show the table price.
- Mistral also serves third-party models, such as Z.ai GLM 5.3 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, at its own prices. They are not in this table.
- Embeddings cost $0.10 per 1M tokens for Mistral Embed and $0.15 for Codestral Embed. Mistral Moderation 2 is free.
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FAQ
Is the Mistral API free?
Partly. New accounts start in free mode, with no credit card, API keys and included monthly usage under rate limits meant for evaluation and prototyping. Mistral shows the exact limits only after you log in.
What is the cheapest Mistral model?
Ministral 3 3B, at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.10 per million output tokens, with a 256K token context window.
How much does Codestral cost?
Codestral costs $0.30 per million input tokens, $0.03 per million cached input tokens and $0.90 per million output tokens, with a 128K token context window.