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MistralReleased March 16, 2026Mistral Small 4
Mistral · Released March 16, 2026
Intelligence score
20
At a glance
- Intelligence
- 20
- Speed
- 177.4tokens/sec
- Latency
- 780mstime to first token
- Input price
- $0.15per 1M tokens
- Output price
- $0.60per 1M tokens
- Context window
- 260Ktokens
- Parameters
- 119billions
Summary
Comparison summary
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) scores 20 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 9). Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) generates output at 177.4 tokens per second (based on Mistral's API), which is well above average compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 88.2 t/s). Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens (very competitive, median: $0.40) and $0.60 per 1M output tokens (better than average, median: $0.84), based on Mistral's API.
Specifications
Technical specifications
| Model name | Mistral Small 4 |
|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral |
| Release date | March 16, 2026 |
| Intelligence score | 20 |
| Speed | 177.4 tokens/sec |
| Latency (TTFT) | 0.78s |
| Input price | $0.15 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $0.60 / 1M tokens |
| Context window | 260,000 tokens |
| Parameters | 119B |
| Reasoning | Yes |
| Input modalities | text, image |
| Output modalities | — |
| Open weights | Yes |
| License | Apache 2 |
| API availability | — |
| Source | Model Intelligence legacy profile: mistral-small-4 |
Pricing
Token prices
Price per 1M tokens
Mistral Small 4, as listed in the catalog record
- Input$0.15
- Output$0.60
| Token type | Price per 1M |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.15 |
| Output | $0.60 |
Model Intelligence legacy profile: mistral-small-4
FAQ · 21
Frequently asked questions
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) was released on March 16, 2026.
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) was created by Mistral.
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) scores 20 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 9).
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) generates output at 177.4 tokens per second (based on Mistral's API), which is well above average compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 88.2 t/s).
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) has a time to first token (TTFT) of 0.78s (based on Mistral's API), which is very competitive compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 1.52s).
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens (very competitive, median: $0.40) and $0.60 per 1M output tokens (better than average, median: $0.84), based on Mistral's API.
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens (based on Mistral's API). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $0.20 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.
When evaluated on the Intelligence Index, Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) generated 53M output tokens, which is better than average compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 59M).
Yes, Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer.
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) supports text and image input.
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) supports text output.
Yes, Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) supports image input and can analyze, describe, and answer questions about images.
Yes, Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) is multimodal. It can process text and image input and generate text output.
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) has a context window of 260k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
Yes, Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) has 119 billion parameters (6.5 billion active).
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) is a Mixture of Experts (MoE) model with 119 billion total parameters, but only 6.5 billion active parameters are used during inference.
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) is released under the Apache 2.0 license. This license allows commercial use.
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) achieves a score of 20 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.
Yes, Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) is available via API through 1 provider.
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) is available through 1 API provider.