Mistral: Mistral Small 3
Analysis Summary
Mistral Small 3 is a compact model from Mistral AI priced at $0.05 input and $0.08 output per million tokens, making it one of the most affordable options available. Its agentic index of 19.6 is disproportionately high relative to its intelligence index of 6.9, suggesting reasonable tool-orchestration capability for its size. MMLU-Pro of 0.652 and LiveCodeBench of 0.252 are modest.
For businesses, Mistral Small 3 suits high-volume, cost-sensitive workflows such as content classification, simple drafting, or lightweight tool-calling pipelines. Its math index of 4.3 and limited coding benchmarks make it unsuitable for technical or analytical tasks. The 32K context window is a constraint for long-document work.
At this price point, it is a strong fit for teams running large-scale automation where per-token cost is the dominant concern. Pair it with a more capable model for tasks requiring deeper reasoning.
Assessed June 30, 2026
Editorial notes
Mistral Small 3 is an cost-efficient model with a surprisingly strong agentic index, suited to high-volume lightweight tasks where budget is the primary constraint.
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Performance Profile
How Mistral: Mistral Small 3 compares
Mistral: Mistral Small 3 ranks #288 of 387 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #185 of 294 for agentic tasks. Its 33K-token context window is larger than 31% of the models we list. At $0.05 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 73% of comparable models.
About Mistral: Mistral Small 3
Mistral Small 3 is a 24B-parameter language model optimized for low-latency performance across common AI tasks. Released under the Apache 2.0 license, it features both pre-trained and instruction-tuned versions designed..
Performance Indices
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Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
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Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.05 | $0.000050 |
| Output | $0.08 | $0.000080 |
Live Performance
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Frequently asked questions about Mistral: Mistral Small 3
How much does Mistral: Mistral Small 3 cost?
Mistral: Mistral Small 3 costs $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.08 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Mistral: Mistral Small 3?
Mistral: Mistral Small 3 has a context window of 32,768 tokens (33K).
Who created Mistral: Mistral Small 3?
Mistral: Mistral Small 3 is developed by Mistral and was released on January 30, 2025.
