Mistral: Mistral Small 4
Analysis Summary
Mistral Small 4 is a compact model from Mistral AI with a 262K context window, vision support, tool use, and function calling. Its benchmark scores place it in the lower-mid tier for reasoning and coding, but its multimodal capability and low price point make it a practical option for teams that need a versatile, affordable workhorse rather than frontier-level depth.
For businesses, it suits lighter content generation, document summarisation, and structured output tasks where cost efficiency matters more than peak reasoning. The vision modality adds flexibility for image-aware workflows. It is not the right choice for complex agentic pipelines or demanding software engineering tasks, where its coding and agentic scores fall short.
At $0.15 input and $0.60 output per million tokens, it competes well on price. Teams running high-volume, moderate-complexity tasks, such as content drafting, classification, or basic tool-augmented workflows, will find it a cost-effective fit.
Assessed June 17, 2026
Editorial notes
Mistral Small 4 is a lightweight multimodal model with tool use, function calling, and vision support at very competitive pricing, though its reasoning and coding benchmarks sit well below frontier tier.
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Performance Profile
How Mistral: Mistral Small 4 compares
Mistral: Mistral Small 4 ranks #131 of 380 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #148 of 292 for agentic tasks. Its 262K-token context window is larger than 81% of the models we list. At $0.15 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 57% of comparable models.
About Mistral: Mistral Small 4
Mistral Small 4 is the next major release in the Mistral Small family, unifying the capabilities of several flagship Mistral models into a single system. It combines strong reasoning from..
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Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.15 | $0.000150 |
| Output | $0.60 | $0.000600 |
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Frequently asked questions about Mistral: Mistral Small 4
How much does Mistral: Mistral Small 4 cost?
Mistral: Mistral Small 4 costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Mistral: Mistral Small 4?
Mistral: Mistral Small 4 has a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K).
What can Mistral: Mistral Small 4 do?
Mistral: Mistral Small 4 supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created Mistral: Mistral Small 4?
Mistral: Mistral Small 4 is developed by Mistral and was released on March 16, 2026.
