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Mistral: Models Quality, Performance & Price

Analysis of Mistral's models across key metrics including quality, price, output speed, latency, context window & more. This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best model provided by Mistral for your use-case. For more details including relating to our methodology, see our FAQs. Models analyzed: Pixtral Large, Mistral Large 2 (Jul '24), Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24), Mistral Small (Sep '24), Mixtral 8x22B, Pixtral 12B, Ministral 8B, Mistral NeMo, Ministral 3B, Mixtral 8x7B, Codestral-Mamba, Mistral Small (Feb '24), Mistral Large (Feb '24), Mistral 7B, Codestral, and Mistral Medium.
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Mistral Model Comparison Summary

Quality:Pixtral Large logo Pixtral Large and Mistral Large 2 (Jul '24) logo Mistral Large 2 (Jul '24) are the highest quality models offered by Mistral, followed by Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24) logo Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24), Mixtral 8x22B logo Mixtral 8x22B & Mistral Small (Sep '24) logo Mistral Small (Sep '24).Output Speed (tokens/s):Ministral 3B logo Ministral 3B (166 t/s) and Ministral 8B logo Ministral 8B (134 t/s) are the fastest models offered by Mistral, followed by Mistral 7B logo Mistral 7B, Mistral NeMo logo Mistral NeMo & Mixtral 8x7B logo Mixtral 8x7B.Latency (seconds):Mistral 7B logo Mistral 7B (0.50s) and  Codestral logo Codestral (0.50s) are the lowest latency models offered by Mistral, followed by Mistral NeMo logo Mistral NeMo, Pixtral 12B logo Pixtral 12B & Ministral 8B logo Ministral 8B.Blended Price ($/M tokens):Ministral 3B logo Ministral 3B ($0.04) and Ministral 8B logo Ministral 8B ($0.10) are the cheapest models offered by Mistral, followed by Pixtral 12B logo Pixtral 12B, Mistral NeMo logo Mistral NeMo & Codestral-Mamba logo Codestral-Mamba.Context Window Size:Codestral-Mamba logo Codestral-Mamba (256k) and Pixtral Large logo Pixtral Large (128k) are the largest context window models offered by Mistral, followed by Mistral Large 2 (Jul '24) logo Mistral Large 2 (Jul '24), Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24) logo Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24) & Mistral Small (Sep '24) logo Mistral Small (Sep '24).

Highlights

Quality
Artificial Analysis Quality Index; Higher is better
Speed
Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
Price
USD per 1M Tokens; Lower is better
Parallel Queries:
Prompt Length:

Quality vs. Output Speed, Price

Artificial Analysis Quality Index; Output Speed: Output Tokens per Second; Price: USD per 1M Tokens
Most attractive quadrant
Size represents Price (USD per M Tokens)
Artificial Analysis Quality Index: Average result across our evaluations covering different dimensions of model intelligence. Currently includes MMLU, GPQA, Math & HumanEval. OpenAI o1 model figures are preliminary and are based on figures stated by OpenAI. See methodology for more details.
Output Speed: Tokens per second received while the model is generating tokens (ie. after first chunk has been received from the API for models which support streaming).
Price: Price per token, represented as USD per million Tokens. Price is a blend of Input & Output token prices (3:1 ratio).

Function Calling Support

ModelsFunction callingJSON Mode
Pixtral Large, Mistral logoPixtral Large, Mistral
Mistral Large 2 (Jul '24), Mistral logoMistral Large 2 (Jul '24), Mistral
Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24), Mistral logoMistral Large 2 (Nov '24), Mistral
Mistral Small (Sep '24), Mistral logoMistral Small (Sep '24), Mistral
Mixtral 8x22B, Mistral logoMixtral 8x22B, Mistral
Pixtral 12B, Mistral logoPixtral 12B, Mistral
Ministral 8B, Mistral logoMinistral 8B, Mistral
Mistral NeMo, Mistral logoMistral NeMo, Mistral
Ministral 3B, Mistral logoMinistral 3B, Mistral
Mixtral 8x7B, Mistral logoMixtral 8x7B, Mistral
Codestral-Mamba, Mistral logoCodestral-Mamba, Mistral
Function (Tool) Calling: Indicates whether the provider supports function calling in their API. Function calling is also known as 'Tool Calling'.
JSON Mode: Indicates whether the provider supports JSON mode in their API. When JSON mode is enabled, the models will always return a valid JSON object.

Quality & Context Window

Quality Evaluations

Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis; Higher is better
Artificial Analysis Quality Index
Reasoning & Knowledge (MMLU)
Scientific Reasoning & Knowledge (GPQA Diamond)
Quantitative Reasoning (MATH-500)
Coding (HumanEval)
Communication (LMSys Chatbot Arena ELO Score)
Artificial Analysis Quality Index: Average result across our evaluations covering different dimensions of model intelligence. Currently includes MMLU, GPQA, Math & HumanEval. OpenAI o1 model figures are preliminary and are based on figures stated by OpenAI. See methodology for more details.

Quality vs. Context Window, Input Token Price

Artificial Analysis Quality Index; Context Window: Tokens Limit; Input Price: USD per 1M Input Tokens
Most attractive quadrant
Size represents Input Price (USD per M Input Tokens)
Artificial Analysis Quality Index: Average result across our evaluations covering different dimensions of model intelligence. Currently includes MMLU, GPQA, Math & HumanEval. OpenAI o1 model figures are preliminary and are based on figures stated by OpenAI. See methodology for more details.
Context window: Maximum number of combined input & output tokens. Output tokens commonly have a significantly lower limit (varied by model).
Input price: Price per token included in the request/message sent to the API, represented as USD per million Tokens.

Context Window

Context Window: Tokens Limit; Higher is better
Context window: Maximum number of combined input & output tokens. Output tokens commonly have a significantly lower limit (varied by model).

Quality vs. Price

Artificial Analysis Quality Index: Average result across our evaluations covering different dimensions of model intelligence. Currently includes MMLU, GPQA, Math & HumanEval. OpenAI o1 model figures are preliminary and are based on figures stated by OpenAI. See methodology for more details.
Price: Price per token, represented as USD per million Tokens. Price is a blend of Input & Output token prices (3:1 ratio).
Median across providers: Figures represent median (P50) across all providers which support the model.

Pricing: Input and Output Prices

Price: USD per 1M Tokens
Input price
Output price
Input price: Price per token included in the request/message sent to the API, represented as USD per million Tokens.
Output price: Price per token generated by the model (received from the API), represented as USD per million Tokens.
Median across providers: Figures represent median (P50) across all providers which support the model.

Performance Summary

Output Speed vs. Price

Output Speed: Tokens per second received while the model is generating tokens (ie. after first chunk has been received from the API for models which support streaming).
Price: Price per token, represented as USD per million Tokens. Price is a blend of Input & Output token prices (3:1 ratio).

Latency vs. Output Speed

Latency: Seconds to First Token Received; Output Speed: Output Tokens per Second
Most attractive quadrant
Size represents Price (USD per M Tokens)
Output Speed: Tokens per second received while the model is generating tokens (ie. after first chunk has been received from the API for models which support streaming).
Latency: Time to first token of tokens received, in seconds, after API request sent. For models which do not support streaming, this represents time to receive the completion.
Price: Price per token, represented as USD per million Tokens. Price is a blend of Input & Output token prices (3:1 ratio).
Median across providers: Figures represent median (P50) across all providers which support the model.

Speed

Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)

Output Speed

Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
Output Speed: Tokens per second received while the model is generating tokens (ie. after first chunk has been received from the API for models which support streaming).
Median across providers: Figures represent median (P50) across all providers which support the model.

Output Speed by Input Token Count (Context Length)

Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
100 input tokens
1k input tokens
10k input tokens
100k input tokens
Output Speed: Tokens per second received while the model is generating tokens (ie. after first chunk has been received from the API for models which support streaming).
Input Tokens Length: Length of tokens provided in the request. See Prompt Options above to see benchmarks of different input prompt lengths across other charts.
Median across providers: Figures represent median (P50) across all providers which support the model.

Output Speed Variance

Output Tokens per Second; Results by percentile; Higher is better
Median, Other points represent 5th, 25th, 75th, 95th Percentiles respectively
Output Speed: Tokens per second received while the model is generating tokens (ie. after first chunk has been received from the API for models which support streaming).
Boxplot: Shows variance of measurements
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Output Speed, Over Time

Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
Smaller, emerging providers offer high output speed, though precise speeds delivered vary day-to-day.
Output Speed: Tokens per second received while the model is generating tokens (ie. after first chunk has been received from the API for models which support streaming).
Over time measurement: Median measurement per day, based on 8 measurements each day at different times. Labels represent start of week's measurements.

Latency

Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token

Latency

Seconds to First Token Received; Lower is better
Latency: Time to first token of tokens received, in seconds, after API request sent. For models which do not support streaming, this represents time to receive the completion.
Median across providers: Figures represent median (P50) across all providers which support the model.

Latency by Input Token Count (Context Length)

Seconds to First Token Received; Lower is better
100 input tokens
1k input tokens
10k input tokens
100k input tokens
Input Tokens Length: Length of tokens provided in the request. See Prompt Options above to see benchmarks of different input prompt lengths across other charts.
Latency: Time to first token of tokens received, in seconds, after API request sent. For models which do not support streaming, this represents time to receive the completion.
Median across providers: Figures represent median (P50) across all providers which support the model.

Latency Variance

Seconds to First Token Received; Results by percentile; Lower is better
Median, Other points represent 5th, 25th, 75th, 95th Percentiles respectively
Latency: Time to first token of tokens received, in seconds, after API request sent. For models which do not support streaming, this represents time to receive the completion.
Boxplot: Shows variance of measurements
Picture of the author

Latency, Over Time

Seconds to First Token Received; Lower is better
Latency: Time to first token of tokens received, in seconds, after API request sent. For models which do not support streaming, this represents time to receive the completion.
Over time measurement: Median measurement per day, based on 8 measurements each day at different times. Labels represent start of week's measurements.

Total Response Time

Time to receive 100 tokens output, calculated from latency and output speed metrics

Total Response Time

End-to-End Seconds to Output 100 Tokens; Lower is better
Total Response Time: Time to receive a 100 token response. Calculated based on Latency (time to receive first token) and Output Speed (output tokens per second).
Median across providers: Figures represent median (P50) across all providers which support the model.

Total Response Time by Input Token Count (Context Length)

End-to-End Seconds to Output 100 Tokens; Lower is better
100 input tokens
1k input tokens
10k input tokens
100k input tokens
Input Tokens Length: Length of tokens provided in the request. See Prompt Options above to see benchmarks of different input prompt lengths across other charts.
Total Response Time: Time to receive a 100 token response. Calculated based on Latency (time to receive first token) and Output Speed (output tokens per second).
Median across providers: Figures represent median (P50) across all providers which support the model.

Total Response Time Variance

Total Response Time: End-to-End Seconds to Output 100 Tokens; Results by percentile; Lower is better
Median, Other points represent 5th, 25th, 75th, 95th Percentiles respectively
Total Response Time: Time to receive a 100 token response. Calculated based on Latency (time to receive first token) and Output Speed (output tokens per second).
Boxplot: Shows variance of measurements
Picture of the author

Total Response Time, Over Time

End-to-End Seconds to Output 100 Tokens; Lower is better
Total Response Time: Time to receive a 100 token response. Calculated based on Latency (time to receive first token) and Output Speed (output tokens per second).
Over time measurement: Median measurement per day, based on 8 measurements each day at different times. Labels represent start of week's measurements.
Features
Price
Output tokens/s
Latency
Further
Analysis
Mistral logo
Mistral logo
Pixtral Large
128k
74
$3.00
37.1
0.65
Mistral logo
Mistral logo
Mistral Large 2 (Jul '24)
128k
74
$3.00
31.5
0.67
Mistral logo
Mistral logo
Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24)
128k
74
$3.00
44.1
0.70
Mistral logo
Mistral logo
Mistral Small (Sep '24)
128k
61
$0.30
64.5
0.59
Mistral logo
Mistral logo
Mixtral 8x22B
65k
62
$3.00
79.0
0.55
Mistral logo
Mistral logo
Pixtral 12B
128k
56
$0.15
68.0
0.51
Mistral logo
Mistral logo
Ministral 8B
128k
56
$0.10
134.1
0.52
Mistral logo
Mistral logo
Mistral NeMo
128k
53
$0.15
116.9
0.50
Mistral logo
Mistral logo
Ministral 3B
128k
53
$0.04
166.3
0.55
Mistral logo
Mistral logo
Mixtral 8x7B
33k
42
$0.70
97.0
0.56
Mistral logo
Mistral logo
Codestral-Mamba
256k
33
$0.25
96.0
0.68
Mistral logo
Mistral logo
Mistral Small (Feb '24)
33k
59
$1.50
66.9
0.57
Mistral logo
Mistral logo
Mistral Large (Feb '24)
33k
57
$6.00
37.7
0.64
Mistral logo
Mistral logo
Mistral 7B
33k
24
$0.25
132.6
0.50
Mistral logo
Mistral logo
Codestral
33k
$0.30
81.7
0.50
Mistral logo
Mistral logo
Mistral Medium
33k
$4.09
44.2
0.60

Key definitions

Artificial Analysis Quality Index: Average result across our evaluations covering different dimensions of model intelligence. Currently includes MMLU, GPQA, Math & HumanEval. OpenAI o1 model figures are preliminary and are based on figures stated by OpenAI. See methodology for more details.
Context window: Maximum number of combined input & output tokens. Output tokens commonly have a significantly lower limit (varied by model).
Output Speed: Tokens per second received while the model is generating tokens (ie. after first chunk has been received from the API for models which support streaming).
Latency: Time to first token of tokens received, in seconds, after API request sent. For models which do not support streaming, this represents time to receive the completion.
Price: Price per token, represented as USD per million Tokens. Price is a blend of Input & Output token prices (3:1 ratio).
Output price: Price per token generated by the model (received from the API), represented as USD per million Tokens.
Input price: Price per token included in the request/message sent to the API, represented as USD per million Tokens.
Time period: Metrics are 'live' and are based on the past 14 days of measurements, measurements are taken 8 times a day for single requests and 2 times per day for parallel requests.