Mistral Small 3
$0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.08 per 1M output tokens · 33K context · JSON, open weights.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
$0.05
input / 1M tokens
$0.08
output / 1M tokens
33K
context window
16K
max output
6.7
Artificial Analysis intelligence index
What Mistral Small 3 costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $24.72 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $5.10 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $19.92 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $0.315 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $48.60 |
Price history
We started tracking Mistral Small 3 on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Cheaper alternatives to Mistral Small 3
Models with the same structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ling 3.0 Flash inclusionAI | $0.021 | $0.063 | 262K | toolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| gpt-oss-20b OpenAI | $0.018 | $0.09 | 131K | toolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Granite 4.0 Micro IBM Granite | $0.017 | $0.112 | 131K | JSONopen weights |
| Gemma 3 4B | $0.04 | $0.05 | 131K | visionJSONopen weights |
| Lyria 3 Clip Preview | $0 | $0 | 1.05M | visionJSON |
How to pay less for Mistral Small 3
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $24.72 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to Ling 3.0 Flash (similar capabilities) | $9.22 | $15.50 (63%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for Mistral Small 3.
Specifications
| Model ID | mistralai/mistral-small-24b-instruct-2501 |
| Input | text |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | No |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | No |
| Open weights | Yes — mistralai/Mistral-Small-24B-Instruct-2501 |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2023-10-31 |
| Released | Jan 30, 2025 |
FAQ
- How much does Mistral Small 3 cost?
- $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.08 per million output tokens. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Mistral Small 3?
- 33K tokens, with up to 16K output tokens per response.
- Does Mistral Small 3 support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: no. Tool calling: no. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: no.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Mistral Small 3?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include Ling 3.0 Flash ($0.021 / $0.063), gpt-oss-20b ($0.018 / $0.09), Granite 4.0 Micro ($0.017 / $0.112).
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