Mistral: Mistral Small Creative
Analysis Summary
Mistral Small Creative is a text-only model from Mistral with an intelligence index of 4.7, placing it in the lower tier of benchmarked models. Coding and agentic scores are absent, and the 32K context window is restrictive for long-form work. Tool use and function calling are supported, which adds some utility for structured workflows.
For businesses, the strongest fit is lightweight creative writing, SEO copy, and short-form content generation where cost is the primary driver. The small context window limits its use for long documents or multi-turn conversations, and reasoning depth is insufficient for analytical tasks.
At $0.10 input and $0.30 output per million tokens, it is among the cheapest benchmarked models available. Teams running high-volume, short-form content pipelines on minimal budgets will find it a cost-effective option, provided they stay within its capability constraints.
Assessed June 30, 2026
Editorial notes
Mistral Small Creative has an intelligence index of 4.7 and limited coding capability, but its very low pricing and tool use support make it viable for lightweight creative and SEO content tasks.
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DFO Verdict
Mistral Small Creative has an intelligence index of 4.7 and limited coding capability, but its very low pricing and tool use support make it viable for lightweight creative and SEO content tasks.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence Ā· Ink = technical/agentic Ā· Cyan = content & long-context Ā· Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
4.7 Intelligence Index
How Mistral: Mistral Small Creative compares
Mistral: Mistral Small Creative ranks #329 of 393 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Its 33K-token context window is larger than 30% of the models we list. At $0.10 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 68% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input Ā· light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ā 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in content corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.10 | $0.000100 |
| Output | $0.30 | $0.000300 |
What would Mistral: Mistral Small Creative cost your business?
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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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Talk to our teamAbout Mistral: Mistral Small Creative
Mistral Small Creative is an experimental small model designed for creative writing, narrative generation, roleplay and character-driven dialogue, general-purpose instruction following, and conversational agents.
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Frequently asked questions about Mistral: Mistral Small Creative
How much does Mistral: Mistral Small Creative cost?
Mistral: Mistral Small Creative costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Mistral: Mistral Small Creative?
Mistral: Mistral Small Creative has a context window of 32,768 tokens (33K).
What can Mistral: Mistral Small Creative do?
Mistral: Mistral Small Creative supports tool use and function calling.
Who created Mistral: Mistral Small Creative?
Mistral: Mistral Small Creative is developed by Mistral and was released on December 16, 2025.
