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MistralReleased March 16, 2026

Mistral Small 4

Mistral · Released March 16, 2026

Intelligence score

12

At a glance

Intelligence
12
Speed
170.5tokens/sec
Latency
790mstime 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 (Non-reasoning) scores 12 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 7). Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) generates output at 170.5 tokens per second (based on Mistral's API), which is well above average compared to other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 81.5 t/s). Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens (very competitive, median: $0.53) and $0.60 per 1M output tokens (better than average, median: $1.05), based on Mistral's API.

Specifications

Technical specifications

Model nameMistral Small 4
ProviderMistral
Release dateMarch 16, 2026
Intelligence score12
Speed170.5 tokens/sec
Latency (TTFT)0.79s
Input price$0.15 / 1M tokens
Output price$0.60 / 1M tokens
Context window260,000 tokens
Parameters119B
ReasoningNo
Input modalitiestext, image
Output modalities—
Open weightsYes
LicenseApache 2
API availability—
SourceModel Intelligence legacy profile: mistral-small-4-non-reasoning

Pricing

Token prices

Price per 1M tokens

Mistral Small 4, as listed in the catalog record

Input $0.15 and output $0.60 per 1M tokens. Missing prices are hatched and marked "Not published".
  1. Input$0.15
  2. Output$0.60

Model Intelligence legacy profile: mistral-small-4-non-reasoning

FAQ · 20

Frequently asked questions

Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) was released on March 16, 2026.

Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) was created by Mistral.

Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) scores 12 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 7).

Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) generates output at 170.5 tokens per second (based on Mistral's API), which is well above average compared to other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 81.5 t/s).

Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) has a time to first token (TTFT) of 0.79s (based on Mistral's API), which is very competitive compared to other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 1.59s).

Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens (very competitive, median: $0.53) and $0.60 per 1M output tokens (better than average, median: $1.05), based on Mistral's API.

Mistral Small 4 (Non-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.

No, Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) is not a reasoning model. It provides direct responses without extended chain-of-thought reasoning.

Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) supports text and image input.

Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) supports text output.

Yes, Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) supports image input and can analyze, describe, and answer questions about images.

Yes, Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) is multimodal. It can process text and image input and generate text output.

Mistral Small 4 (Non-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 (Non-reasoning) is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.

Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) has 119 billion parameters (6.5 billion active).

Mistral Small 4 (Non-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 (Non-reasoning) is released under the Apache 2.0 license. This license allows commercial use.

Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) achieves a score of 12 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.

Yes, Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) is available via API through 1 provider.

Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) is available through 1 API provider.