Saba
$0.20 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens · 33K context · tools, JSON.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What Saba costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads, using the cached-input price for repeated context. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $83.52 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $20.88 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $37.80 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $1.89 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $207 |
Price history
We started tracking Saba on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Where to run Saba: 3 providers
Mistral is the cheapest at $0.20 input / $0.60 output per 1M tokens. Uptime is the average over the last 30 days as reported by OpenRouter; see provider reliability.
Cheaper alternatives to Saba
Models with the same tool calling, structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 5.5 Anthropic | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
| GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai | $0.041 | $0.12 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Ling 3.1 Flash inclusionAI | $0.075 | $0.225 | 262K | toolsreasoningJSON |
| GPT-6 Luna OpenAI | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
| MiMo-V2.6-Flash Xiaomi | $0.14 | $0.28 | 1.05M | visionaudiotoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
How to pay less for Saba
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $122 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to Claude Haiku 5.5 (similar capabilities) | $58.56 | $63.84 (52%) |
| Use prompt caching (60% of input cached) | $83.52 | $38.88 (32%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for Saba.
Specifications
| Model ID | mistralai/mistral-saba |
| Input | text, file |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | No |
| Open weights | No |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-09-30 |
| Released | Feb 17, 2025 |
FAQ
- How much does Saba cost?
- $0.20 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; cached input costs $0.02 per million. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Saba?
- 33K tokens, with up to 26K output tokens per response.
- Does Saba support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: no. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: no.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Saba?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10 / $0.50), GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.041 / $0.12), Ling 3.1 Flash ($0.075 / $0.225).
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