MistralOpen weightsReleased 16 Mar 2026
mistralai/mistral-small-2603Peer group: 31 models with a blended list price $0.15 to $1 per 1M tokens (3 input : 1 output). Charts below compare Mistral Small 4 with all models; cost and speed charts focus on this peer group.
Verification score: the share of 80 questions from open datasets answered correctly. See the benchmark datasets.
Mistral Small 4 circled; dashed line joins models no cheaper model beats
Mistral Small 4 circled · accurate and quick sits top left
Mistral Small 4 circled · output tokens, reasoning included
All models tested on the current suite
Average cost of one question, split into input, reasoning and answer tokens at each model's list price. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
Peer group: blended price $0.15 to $1
All models · lower is better
Median of 3 streamed runs of the same prompt, measured 25 Oct 2026.
Peer group ($0.15 to $1) · higher is better
Peer group ($0.15 to $1) · lower is better
Peer group ($0.15 to $1) · lower is better
Mistral Small 4 circled · quick to start and fast sits top left
Questions answered correctly in each category
Head to head with its closest rivals, other Mistral models and the top models overall.
Every host serving this model through OpenRouter, from OpenRouter's catalogue
| Host | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Max output | Quantization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral | $0.15 | $0.6 | 262k | 210k | — |
Scores, speed and billed cost are our own measurements. Prices, context window and hosts come from OpenRouter's catalogue on the test date.