Simulating realistic Agentic workflow parameters (40,000 in / 1,500 out with 65% cache reuse). Pixtral Large delivers a 6% cost reduction over Grok 4.5.
| Traffic Volume Tier | Pixtral Large Monthly | Grok 4.5 Monthly | Monthly Savings by picking Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 reqs/mo (Dev/Testing) | $42.20 | $44.80 | Save $2.60 / mo |
| 10,000 reqs/mo (Small App) | $422.00 | $448.00 | Save $26.00 / mo |
| 100,000 reqs/mo (Growth Production) | $4,220.00 | $4,480.00 | Save $260.00 / mo |
| 1,000,000 reqs/mo (Scale SaaS) | $42,200.00 | $44,800.00 | Save $2,600.00 / mo |
Pixtral Large is 6% cheaper for Agentic workflow workloads. At standard Agentic workflow parameter ratios (40,000 input tokens, 1,500 output tokens, 65% cache hit), Pixtral Large costs $0.0422 per request compared to $0.0448 on Grok 4.5.
Pixtral Large offers a context window of 128,000 tokens (max output: 8,192), while Grok 4.5 offers 500,000 tokens (max output: 64,000).
At 100,000 requests per month, using Pixtral Large saves $260.00 every month (or $3,120.00 annually) compared to Grok 4.5.
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