Mistral: Saba
Analysis Summary
Mistral Saba is a lightweight model from Mistral AI, released February 2025. It supports tool use and function calling with file input, which gives it some practical utility for structured automation tasks. Intelligence and GPQA benchmarks are low, and the 32K context window is a significant constraint for document-heavy workflows.
For businesses, Saba is best suited to simple, structured tasks: form processing, short-document extraction, and lightweight tool-calling pipelines. It is not a fit for complex reasoning, long-form content generation, or any workflow requiring sustained instruction following over long contexts.
At $0.20 input and $0.60 output, pricing is moderate for its capability tier. Teams with very specific, narrow automation needs may find it useful, but most business users will find better capability-to-cost ratios in other models at similar or lower price points.
Assessed June 17, 2026
Editorial notes
Mistral Saba supports tool use and function calling at a low price point, but its intelligence benchmarks are weak and the 32K context window limits its usefulness for longer business tasks.
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How Mistral: Saba compares
Mistral: Saba ranks #290 of 380 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Its 33K-token context window is larger than 32% of the models we list. At $0.20 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 53% of comparable models.
About Mistral: Saba
Mistral Saba is a 24B-parameter language model specifically designed for the Middle East and South Asia, delivering accurate and contextually relevant responses while maintaining efficient performance. Trained on curated regional..
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Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.20 | $0.000200 |
| Output | $0.60 | $0.000600 |
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Frequently asked questions about Mistral: Saba
How much does Mistral: Saba cost?
Mistral: Saba costs $0.20 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Mistral: Saba?
Mistral: Saba has a context window of 32,768 tokens (33K).
What can Mistral: Saba do?
Mistral: Saba supports tool use and function calling.
Who created Mistral: Saba?
Mistral: Saba is developed by Mistral and was released on February 17, 2025.
