Mistral: Mistral Small 3
Mistral Small 3 from MistralAI is designed for text-based tasks with a context length of up to 32,768 tokens and supports no tools or reasoning features; structured output is not available either. This model processes text inputs effectively but lacks advanced capabilities like integrated reasoning or structured data handling. For those seeking a cost-effective solution within a budget, Mistral Small 3 stands out with its pricing of $0.05 per input token and $0.08 per output token. While it offers respectable performance in benchmarking at 28.8 across one independent test, the lack of reasoning tools and structured output might limit its utility for complex tasks.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 28.8 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-08-13. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench | emotional understanding in dialogue | 31.8 |
- Model ID
- mistralai/mistral-small-24b-instruct-2501
- Vendor
- mistralai
- Released
- January 2025
- Tokenizer
- Mistral
- Input Modalities
- text
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 16,384 tokens
- Tool Calling
- not supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- not supported
- Vision
- text only
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.05/M input and $0.08/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | under $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.03 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $0.41 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Mistral: Mistral Small 3 cost?
- $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.08 per million output tokens.
- What is Mistral: Mistral Small 3's context window?
- 32,768 tokens, roughly 49 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Mistral: Mistral Small 3 support tool calling?
- It supports structured output.
- Can Mistral: Mistral Small 3 process images?
- No, it is text-only on the input side.