Mistral pricing in 2026
European open-weight models
API pricing per million tokens
| Model | Tier | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Tokens / $1 | Intelligence / $1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Large 3 | balanced | 262.1k | $0.50 | $1.50 | 800.0k | 80,000 |
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | frontier | 262.1k | $1.50 | $7.50 | 166.7k | 25,000 |
Prices verified 2026-09-19 — refreshed weekly from the OpenRouter catalog. Superseded (not listed above): Mistral Medium 3.
Models in the Mistral family
Jump to the detailed pricing page for each current Mistral model:
Superseded by Mistral — kept for reference only, not part of the current line-up:
- Mistral Medium 3 (superseded)
Mistral pricing — frequently asked questions
How much does Mistral cost per million tokens?
Mistral Large 3 costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens. On a typical 1:3 input-to-output workload that works out to roughly 800.0k tokens per dollar.
Does Mistral have a free tier?
Mistral does not currently offer a free plan, but you can still compare its API pricing against every other provider in the AI Intelligence Calculator.
Is Mistral the best value AI in 2026?
Value depends on your workload. You can compare Mistral's tokens-per-dollar and intelligence-per-dollar scores against every other provider in the AI Intelligence Calculator.