Devstral Small (May '25): Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Analysis of Mistral's Devstral Small (May '25) and comparison to other AI models across key metrics including quality, price, performance (tokens per second & time to first token), context window & more. Click on any model to compare API providers for that model. For more details including relating to our methodology, see our FAQs.
Mistral has launched a newer model, Devstral Small. We suggest considering this model instead of Devstral Small (May '25). See the following pages for a comparison of Devstral Small to other models and Devstral Small API provider benchmarks.
Comparison Summary
Intelligence:
Devstral Small (May '25) is of lower intelligence compared to average, with Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index of 23.
Price:Devstral Small (May '25) is cheaper compared to average with a price of $0.15 per 1M Tokens (blended 3:1).
Devstral Small (May '25) Input token price: $0.10, Output token price: $0.30 per 1M Tokens.
Speed:Devstral Small (May '25) Input token price: $0.10, Output token price: $0.30 per 1M Tokens.
Devstral Small (May '25) is slower compared to average, with a output speed of 84.8 tokens per second.
Latency:Devstral Small (May '25) has a lower latency compared to average, taking 0.39s to receive the first token (TTFT).
Context Window:Devstral Small (May '25) has a smaller context windows than average, with a context window of 260k tokens.
Highlights
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index; Higher is better
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Speed
Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
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Price
USD per 1M Tokens; Lower is better
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Devstral Small (May '25) Model Details
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