Mistral Small 4 charges $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens (cached input: $0.015/M). Real bills depend on your input/output split — the tables below price Mistral Small 4 at 1K–1M tokens across common workload shapes. Verified Aug 16, 2026
Cost by token volume
| Volume | Input-heavy (90/10) | Balanced (70/30) | Output-heavy (30/70) | All input | All output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 tokens | $0.000195 | $0.000285 | $0.000465 | $0.00015 | $0.0006 |
| 10,000 tokens | $0.00195 | $0.00285 | $0.00465 | $0.0015 | $0.006 |
| 100,000 tokens | $0.0195 | $0.0285 | $0.0465 | $0.015 | $0.06 |
| 1 million tokens | $0.195 | $0.285 | $0.465 | $0.15 | $0.60 |
Uncached. Volume links open interactive pages with adjustable splits.
Prompt caching impact
| Cached share of input | Chat request (4K in / 800 out) | Monthly @ 10K req/day | Savings / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | $0.00108 | $324.00 | — |
| 50% | $0.00081 | $243.00 | −$81.00 |
| 75% | $0.000675 | $202.50 | −$121.50 |
Monthly projections
| Scale | Requests / day | Chat workload / month | Agentic workload / month* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 req/day | 3,000 | $2.43 | $10.17 |
| 1K req/day | 30,000 | $24.30 | $101.70 |
| 10K req/day | 300,000 | $243.00 | $1,017.00 |
| 100K req/day | 3,000,000 | $2,430.00 | $10,170.00 |
Chat: 4K in / 800 out, 50% cached. *Agentic: 40K in / 1.5K out, 65% cached. Model your exact mix in the monthly cost calculator.
FAQ
1M purely input tokens cost $0.15; 1M purely output tokens cost $0.60. A typical mixed workload lands in between — see the volume table for exact splits.
A chat-style request (4,000 input + 800 output) costs about $0.00081 with 50% cached input, or $0.00108 without caching.
At 1,000 requests/day of a chat workload (4K in / 800 out, 50% cached): $24.30/month. At 10,000 requests/day: $243.00/month. Model your exact mix with the monthly cost calculator.