Is Mistral Small 4 or Ministral 3 8B cheaper?

Ministral 3 8B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.16 vs $0.63 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Mistral Small 4 or Ministral 3 8B?

Ministral 3 8B has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Mistral Small 4 vs Ministral 3 8B

Ministral 3 8B is cheaper on output tokens, while Ministral 3 8B offers a larger context window. Choose Mistral Small 4 or Ministral 3 8B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Mistral Small 4	Ministral 3 8B
Provider	LowRouter	LowRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.16	$0.16
Output / 1M tokens	$0.63	$0.16
Context window	256K	262K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Mar 2026	Dec 2025

Mistral Small 4 details →Ministral 3 8B details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.