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Mistral vs GPT API pricing, compared model by model
On 10 October 2026 the cheapest Mistral model costs $0.05 per million input tokens against $0.018 for the cheapest GPT model, and the typical Mistral model is the cheaper of the two.
| Mistral (Mistral) | GPT (OpenAI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 20 | 65 |
| Cheapest model | Mistral Small 3, $0.05 in, $0.08 out | gpt-oss-20b, $0.018 in, $0.09 out |
| Most expensive model | Mistral Medium 3.5, $1.50 in, $7.50 out | o1-pro, $150.00 in, $600.00 out |
| Median input price | $0.3255 | $2.00 |
| Median output price | $0.75 | $10.00 |
| Largest context | 1.05M, Mistral Large 4 | 1.05M, GPT-6.1 Sol Pro |
| Newest model | Mistral Large 4, 2026-10-06 | GPT-6.1 Sol Pro, 2026-09-29 |
| Models with a batch price | 6 | 39 |
Every model, with your monthly cost
| Model | Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Batch in / out | Context | Your month | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Large 4 promotional price, regular $1.36 in and $4.18 out | Mistral | $0.68 | $2.09 | $0.07 | 1.05M | $72.15 | 2026-10-06 | |
| GPT-6.1 Sol Pro | OpenAI | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.10 | $1.00 / $5.00 | 1.05M | $270.00 | 2026-09-29 |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | OpenAI | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.10 | $1.00 / $5.00 | 1.05M | $270.00 | 2026-09-29 |
| GPT-6 Luna Pro | OpenAI | $0.10 | $0.50 | $0.01 | $0.05 / $0.25 | 1.05M | $13.50 | 2026-09-22 |
| GPT-6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.10 | $0.50 | $0.01 | $0.05 / $0.25 | 1.05M | $13.50 | 2026-09-22 |
| GPT-6 Sol Pro | OpenAI | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $1.00 / $5.00 | 1.05M | $270.00 | 2026-09-22 |
| GPT-6 Sol | OpenAI | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $1.00 / $5.00 | 1.05M | $270.00 | 2026-09-22 |
| GPT-6 Astra | OpenAI | $10.00 | $50.00 | $1.00 | $5.00 / $25.00 | 1.05M | $1,350.00 | 2026-09-04 |
| GPT-6 Astra Pro | OpenAI | $10.00 | $50.00 | $1.00 | $5.00 / $25.00 | 1.05M | $1,350.00 | 2026-09-04 |
| GPT-5.6 Luna Pro | OpenAI | $0.20 | $1.20 | $0.02 | $0.10 / $0.60 | 1.05M | $30.00 | 2026-07-09 |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.20 | $1.20 | $0.02 | $0.10 / $0.60 | 1.05M | $30.00 | 2026-07-09 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra Pro | OpenAI | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $1.00 / $6.00 | 1.05M | $300.00 | 2026-07-09 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | OpenAI | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $1.00 / $6.00 | 1.05M | $300.00 | 2026-07-09 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol Pro promotional price, regular $4.00 in and $20.00 out | OpenAI | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $1.00 / $5.00 | 1.05M | $270.00 | 2026-07-09 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol promotional price, regular $4.00 in and $20.00 out | OpenAI | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $1.00 / $5.00 | 1.05M | $270.00 | 2026-07-09 |
| GPT Chat Latest | OpenAI | $5.00 | $30.00 | $0.50 | 400K | $750.00 | 2026-05-05 | |
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | Mistral | $1.50 | $7.50 | $0.75 / $3.75 | 262K | $202.50 | 2026-04-30 | |
| GPT-5.5 Pro | OpenAI | $30.00 | $180.00 | $15.00 / $90.00 | 1.05M | $4,500.00 | 2026-04-24 | |
| GPT-5.5 | OpenAI | $5.00 | $30.00 | $0.50 | $2.50 / $15.00 | 1.05M | $750.00 | 2026-04-24 |
| GPT-5.4 Image 2 | OpenAI | $8.00 | $15.00 | $2.00 | 272K | $705.00 | 2026-04-21 | |
| GPT-5.4 Nano | OpenAI | $0.20 | $1.25 | $0.02 | $0.10 / $0.625 | 400K | $30.75 | 2026-03-17 |
| GPT-5.4 Mini | OpenAI | $0.75 | $4.50 | $0.075 | $0.375 / $2.25 | 400K | $112.50 | 2026-03-17 |
| Mistral Small 4 | Mistral | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.015 | $0.075 / $0.30 | 262K | $18.00 | 2026-03-16 |
| GPT-5.4 Pro | OpenAI | $30.00 | $180.00 | $15.00 / $90.00 | 1.05M | $4,500.00 | 2026-03-05 | |
| GPT-5.4 | OpenAI | $2.50 | $15.00 | $0.25 | $1.25 / $7.50 | 1.05M | $375.00 | 2026-03-05 |
| GPT-5.3-Codex | OpenAI | $1.75 | $14.00 | $0.175 | 400K | $315.00 | 2026-02-24 | |
| GPT Audio | OpenAI | $2.50 | $10.00 | 128K | $300.00 | 2026-01-19 | ||
| GPT Audio Mini | OpenAI | $0.60 | $2.40 | 128K | $72.00 | 2026-01-19 | ||
| GPT-5.2-Codex served by Azure | OpenAI | $1.75 | $14.00 | $0.175 | 400K | $315.00 | 2026-01-14 | |
| GPT-5.2 Chat served by Azure | OpenAI | $1.75 | $14.00 | $0.175 | 128K | $315.00 | 2025-12-10 | |
| GPT-5.2 Pro | OpenAI | $21.00 | $168.00 | $10.50 / $84.00 | 400K | $3,780.00 | 2025-12-10 | |
| GPT-5.2 | OpenAI | $1.75 | $14.00 | $0.175 | $0.875 / $7.00 | 400K | $315.00 | 2025-12-10 |
| Devstral 2 2512 | Mistral | $0.40 | $2.00 | $0.04 | 262K | $54.00 | 2025-12-09 | |
| GPT-5.1-Codex-Max served by Azure | OpenAI | $1.25 | $10.00 | $0.125 | 400K | $225.00 | 2025-12-04 | |
| Ministral 3 14B 2512 | Mistral | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.02 | 262K | $15.00 | 2025-12-02 | |
| Ministral 3 8B 2512 | Mistral | $0.15 | $0.15 | $0.015 | $0.075 / $0.075 | 262K | $11.25 | 2025-12-02 |
| Ministral 3 3B 2512 | Mistral | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.01 | 131K | $7.50 | 2025-12-02 | |
| Mistral Large 3 2512 | Mistral | $0.50 | $1.50 | $0.05 | $0.25 / $0.75 | 262K | $52.50 | 2025-12-01 |
| GPT-5.1 | OpenAI | $1.25 | $10.00 | $0.125 | $0.625 / $5.00 | 400K | $225.00 | 2025-11-13 |
| GPT-5.1-Codex served by Azure | OpenAI | $1.25 | $10.00 | $0.13 | 400K | $225.00 | 2025-11-13 | |
| GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini served by Azure | OpenAI | $0.25 | $2.00 | $0.03 | 400K | $45.00 | 2025-11-13 | |
| Voxtral Small 24B 2507 | Mistral | $0.10 | $0.30 | $0.01 | 33K | $10.50 | 2025-10-30 | |
| gpt-oss-safeguard-20b served by Groq | OpenAI | $0.075 | $0.30 | $0.0375 | 131K | $9.00 | 2025-10-29 | |
| GPT-5 Image Mini | OpenAI | $2.50 | $2.00 | $0.25 | 400K | $180.00 | 2025-10-16 | |
| GPT-5 Image | OpenAI | $10.00 | $10.00 | $1.25 | 400K | $750.00 | 2025-10-14 | |
| GPT-5 Pro | OpenAI | $15.00 | $120.00 | $7.50 / $60.00 | 400K | $2,700.00 | 2025-10-06 | |
| Mistral Medium 3.1 | Mistral | $0.40 | $2.00 | $0.04 | $0.20 / $1.00 | 131K | $54.00 | 2025-08-13 |
| GPT-5 | OpenAI | $1.25 | $10.00 | $0.125 | $0.625 / $5.00 | 400K | $225.00 | 2025-08-07 |
| GPT-5 Mini | OpenAI | $0.25 | $2.00 | $0.025 | $0.125 / $1.00 | 400K | $45.00 | 2025-08-07 |
| GPT-5 Nano | OpenAI | $0.05 | $0.40 | $0.005 | $0.025 / $0.20 | 400K | $9.00 | 2025-08-07 |
| gpt-oss-120b Venice, cheapest of 21 hosts | OpenAI | $0.03 | $0.15 | $0.03 | $0.0296 / $0.136 | 131K | $4.05 | 2025-08-05 |
| gpt-oss-20b Darkbloom, cheapest of 10 hosts | OpenAI | $0.018 | $0.09 | $0.009 | $0.024 / $0.112 | 131K | $2.43 | 2025-08-05 |
| Codestral 2508 | Mistral | $0.30 | $0.90 | $0.03 | $0.15 / $0.45 | 256K | $31.50 | 2025-08-01 |
| Mistral Small 3.2 24B | Mistral | $0.10 | $0.30 | $0.01 | 256K | $10.50 | 2025-06-20 | |
| o3 Pro | OpenAI | $20.00 | $80.00 | 200K | $2,400.00 | 2025-06-10 | ||
| Mistral Medium 3 | Mistral | $0.40 | $2.00 | $0.04 | 131K | $54.00 | 2025-05-07 | |
| o4 Mini High | OpenAI | $1.10 | $4.40 | $0.275 | 200K | $132.00 | 2025-04-16 | |
| o3 | OpenAI | $2.00 | $8.00 | $0.50 | $1.00 / $4.00 | 200K | $240.00 | 2025-04-16 |
| o4 Mini | OpenAI | $1.10 | $4.40 | $0.275 | $0.55 / $2.20 | 200K | $132.00 | 2025-04-16 |
| GPT-4.1 | OpenAI | $2.00 | $8.00 | $0.50 | $1.00 / $4.00 | 1.05M | $240.00 | 2025-04-14 |
| GPT-4.1 Mini | OpenAI | $0.40 | $1.60 | $0.10 | $0.20 / $0.80 | 1.05M | $48.00 | 2025-04-14 |
| GPT-4.1 Nano | OpenAI | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.025 | $0.05 / $0.20 | 1.05M | $12.00 | 2025-04-14 |
| o1-pro | OpenAI | $150.00 | $600.00 | 200K | $18,000.00 | 2025-03-19 | ||
| Mistral Small 3.1 24B served by Cloudflare | Mistral | $0.351 | $0.555 | 128K | $29.39 | 2025-03-17 | ||
| Saba | Mistral | $0.20 | $0.60 | $0.02 | 33K | $21.00 | 2025-02-17 | |
| o3 Mini High | OpenAI | $1.10 | $4.40 | $0.55 | 200K | $132.00 | 2025-02-12 | |
| o3 Mini | OpenAI | $1.10 | $4.40 | $0.55 | $0.55 / $2.20 | 200K | $132.00 | 2025-01-31 |
| Mistral Small 3 served by DeepInfra | Mistral | $0.05 | $0.08 | 33K | $4.20 | 2025-01-30 | ||
| o1 | OpenAI | $15.00 | $60.00 | $7.50 | 200K | $1,800.00 | 2024-12-17 | |
| GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | OpenAI | $2.50 | $10.00 | $1.25 | 128K | $300.00 | 2024-11-20 | |
| Mistral Large 2407 | Mistral | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.20 | 131K | $210.00 | 2024-11-19 | |
| GPT-4o (2024-08-06) | OpenAI | $2.50 | $10.00 | $1.25 | 128K | $300.00 | 2024-08-06 | |
| Mistral Nemo | Mistral | $0.15 | $0.15 | $0.015 | 131K | $11.25 | 2024-07-19 | |
| GPT-4o-mini | OpenAI | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.075 | $0.075 / $0.30 | 128K | $18.00 | 2024-07-18 |
| GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) | OpenAI | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.075 | 128K | $18.00 | 2024-07-18 | |
| GPT-4o | OpenAI | $2.50 | $10.00 | $1.25 | $1.25 / $5.00 | 128K | $300.00 | 2024-05-13 |
| GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | OpenAI | $5.00 | $15.00 | 128K | $525.00 | 2024-05-13 | ||
| Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Mistral | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.20 | 66K | $210.00 | 2024-04-17 | |
| GPT-4 Turbo | OpenAI | $10.00 | $30.00 | $5.00 / $15.00 | 128K | $1,050.00 | 2024-04-09 | |
| Mistral Large | Mistral | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.20 | 128K | $210.00 | 2024-02-26 | |
| GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) served by Azure | OpenAI | $1.00 | $2.00 | 4K | $90.00 | 2024-01-25 | ||
| GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct | OpenAI | $1.50 | $2.00 | 4K | $120.00 | 2023-09-28 | ||
| GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k | OpenAI | $3.00 | $4.00 | 16K | $240.00 | 2023-08-28 | ||
| GPT-3.5 Turbo | OpenAI | $0.50 | $1.50 | $0.25 / $0.75 | 16K | $52.50 | 2023-05-28 | |
| GPT-4 | OpenAI | $30.00 | $60.00 | 8K | $2,700.00 | 2023-05-28 |
All Mistral prices . All GPT prices . Every provider
Common questions
Is Mistral cheaper than GPT?
On 10 October 2026, the median Mistral model on this list costs $0.3255 per million input tokens and $0.75 per million output tokens, against $2.00 and $10.00 for GPT. By that measure Mistral is cheaper, but compare the specific models you would use, since both providers sell models at very different price points.
What is the cheapest Mistral model compared with the cheapest GPT model?
The cheapest Mistral model is Mistral Small 3 at $0.05 in and $0.08 out per million tokens. The cheapest GPT model is gpt-oss-20b at $0.018 in and $0.09 out.
Which has the larger context window, Mistral or GPT?
The largest Mistral context on this list is 1.05M tokens (Mistral Large 4) and the largest GPT context is 1.05M tokens (GPT-6.1 Sol Pro).
How should I choose between Mistral and GPT for a production agent?
Price per token is one input. Run both on a set of your own real cases, count how often each needs a retry or a human check, and compare the total cost of a correct answer rather than the cost of a token.
Choosing a model for a production agent
Price is one input. Quality on your own cases, latency and the cost of retries decide the rest. Tell me what you are building.