Is Mistral Small 4 or Mistral Medium 3.5 cheaper?

Mistral Small 4 is cheaper on output tokens ($0.63 vs $7.84 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Mistral Small 4 or Mistral Medium 3.5?

Mistral Medium 3.5 has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Mistral Small 4 vs Mistral Medium 3.5

Mistral Small 4 is cheaper on output tokens, while Mistral Medium 3.5 offers a larger context window. Choose Mistral Small 4 or Mistral Medium 3.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Mistral Small 4	Mistral Medium 3.5
Provider	LowRouter	LowRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.16	$1.57
Output / 1M tokens	$0.63	$7.84
Context window	256K	262K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Mar 2026	Apr 2026

Mistral Small 4 details →Mistral Medium 3.5 details →

FAQ

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