Mistral Small (latest) vs Grok 3 mini
Mistral Small (latest) is cheaper than Grok 3 mini by about 48% on a blended (75% input / 25% output) basis. Mistral Small (latest) charges $0.150000 / $0.600000 per 1M input/output tokens; Grok 3 mini charges $0.250000 / $1.270000.
| Field | Mistral Small (latest) | Grok 3 mini |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/Mtok | $0.150000 | $0.250000 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.600000 | $1.270000 |
| Cache read $/Mtok | $0.015000 | – |
| Cache write $/Mtok | – | – |
| Input $/Mchar | 0.053343 | n/a |
| Output $/Mchar | 0.213371 | n/a |
| Context window | 256000 | 131072 |
| Tokenizer | mistral | – |
Price history
Same workload, monthly cost
Illustrative monthly cost at 10M tokens/month, split per workload preset. Not a substitute for the calculator, which uses your own volume, cache and batch assumptions.
| Workload | Mistral Small (latest) | Grok 3 mini |
|---|---|---|
| Coding agent | $1.73 | $3.01 |
| RAG chat | $2.17 | $4.03 |
| Summarisation (batch) | $1.95 | $3.52 |
| Classification | $1.59 | $2.70 |
| Chat assistant | $3.30 | $6.58 |
| Content generation | $5.10 | $10.66 |
Cite this page
Mistral Small (latest) vs Grok 3 mini: $0.150000/$0.600000 vs $0.250000/$1.270000 per 1M tokens, as of 2026-10-04 (Token Barometer, https://tokenbarometer.com/compare/mistral_mistral-small-2503-vs-xai_grok-3-mini).
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