Mistral: Models Intelligence, Performance & Price
This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best model provided by Mistral for your use-case.
Most Intelligent
Updated
GLM-5.2 (max)
Mistral Medium 3.5Mistral Small 4Mistral Large 3Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)Intelligence index
Total 8 models
Fastest
Ministral 3 3BGLM-5.2 (max)Mistral Small 4Mistral Medium 3.5Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)Output speed
Total 8 models
Lowest Price
Ministral 3 3BMinistral 3 8BMinistral 3 14BMistral Small 4Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)Blended price (per 1M tokens)
Total 8 models
Mistral offers 8 models, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across models.
- For intelligence, the top models on Mistral are GLM-5.2 (max) (34), Mistral Medium 3.5 (14), and Mistral Small 4 (11).
- For output speed, the fastest models are Ministral 3 3B (204 t/s), GLM-5.2 (max) (192 t/s), and Mistral Small 4 (175 t/s).
- For latency, Ministral 3 3B (0.68s), Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) (0.77s), and Ministral 3 8B (0.79s) offer the lowest time to first answer token.
- For pricing, Ministral 3 3B ($0.04), Ministral 3 8B ($0.06), and Ministral 3 14B ($0.07) offer the lowest blended prices per 1M tokens. Prices vary up to 2.7x across models.
- For context window size, GLM-5.2 (max) (1M), Mistral Medium 3.5 (262k), and Mistral Large 3 (262k) support the largest context windows on Mistral.
- Ministral 3 3B offers both the fastest output and best pricing, making it attractive for throughput-sensitive and cost-conscious applications. GLM-5.2 (max) leads in intelligence for tasks that require the highest quality.
Highlights
Intelligence Evaluations
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Evaluations
Agentic knowledge work, (Elo-500)/2000
Agentic real-world work tasks, (Elo-500)/2000
Agentic SaaS workflows
Agentic coding & terminal use
Coding
Reasoning & knowledge
Professional document reasoning, All-pass
Physics reasoning
Knowledge
1 - hallucination rate
Long context reasoning
Legal agentic work, criterion pass rate
Agentic business operations
Agentic scientific research workflows in a terminal
Quantitative analysis on spreadsheets & documents
Agentic tool use
Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis
Visual reasoning
Medical long context reasoning
Intelligence Index vs. Price
Context Window
Context Window
Pricing
Intelligence Index vs. Price
Performance Summary
Output Speed vs. Price
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time vs. Price
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GLM-5.2 (max) | 1.05M | Open | 34 | $0.76 | 192 | 0.95 | 13.95 | 10.40 | |||
Mistral Medium 3.5 | 262k | Open | 14 | $0.50 | 165 | 2.28 | 17.45 | 12.14 | |||
Mistral Small 4 | 256k | Open | 11 | $0.02 | 175 | 0.80 | 15.06 | 11.40 | |||
Mistral Large 3 | 262k | Open | 9 | $0.03 | 78 | 1.04 | 7.44 | -- | |||
Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) | 262k | Open | 9* | -- | 158 | 0.77 | 3.92 | -- | |||
Ministral 3 14B | 262k | Open | 6 | $0.02 | 80 | 0.92 | 7.17 | -- | |||
Ministral 3 8B | 262k | Open | 5 | $0.01 | 104 | 0.79 | 5.61 | -- | |||
Ministral 3 3B | 131k | Open | 5 | $0.01 | 204 | 0.68 | 3.13 | -- | |||
Key definitions
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Mistral
Mistral offers 8 models that we track: GLM-5.2 (max), Mistral Medium 3.5, Mistral Small 4, Mistral Large 3, Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning), Ministral 3 14B, Ministral 3 8B, and Ministral 3 3B.
The most intelligent model available on Mistral is GLM-5.2 (max) with an Intelligence Index score of 34.
The fastest model on Mistral by output speed is Ministral 3 3B at 204.1 tokens per second.
The model with the lowest time to first answer token on Mistral is Ministral 3 3B at 0.68s. Lower latency means faster initial response time.
The most affordable model on Mistral by blended price is Ministral 3 3B at $0.04 per 1M tokens (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio).
Prices on Mistral vary up to 31x across models, from $0.04 per 1M tokens for Ministral 3 3B to $1.16 per 1M tokens for Mistral Medium 3.5.
Yes, Mistral offers an OpenAI-compatible API, making it easy to switch from OpenAI or use existing OpenAI SDK integrations.
Yes, all 8 models on Mistral support JSON mode for structured output.
Yes, all 8 models on Mistral support function calling (tool use).
Yes, Mistral offers 3 reasoning models: GLM-5.2 (max), Mistral Medium 3.5, and Mistral Small 4. Reasoning models use extended thinking to work through complex problems before providing an answer.
Yes, all 8 models on Mistral are open weight models.
Yes, provider performance can vary over time due to infrastructure changes, load balancing, and updates. We continuously benchmark all providers and display historical performance trends in the "Over Time" charts.
When choosing a model on Mistral, consider: intelligence (for quality-sensitive tasks), output speed (for throughput-intensive tasks), latency (for interactive applications requiring quick first responses), pricing (for cost-sensitive workloads), and features like context window size, JSON mode, or function calling support.