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Groq vs Mistral AI API pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (2 days ago)Source: Groq: console.groq.com/docs/models, Mistral AI API: mistral.ai/pricingVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Groq and Mistral AI API at three volumes and at your own
VolumeGroqMistral AI API
small1M input, 200K output$0.036 / moLlama Prompt Guard 2 22M$0.12 / moMinistral 3 3B
growing50M input, 10M output$1.80 / moLlama Prompt Guard 2 22M$6 / moMinistral 3 3B
scale1B input, 200M output$36 / moLlama Prompt Guard 2 22M$120 / moMinistral 3 3B
your volumeset above$1.80 / moLlama Prompt Guard 2 22M$6 / moMinistral 3 3B

Each cell is the cheapest feasible plan, or the chosen model, at that volume, from the shared Overage cost function. "Cheapest model" only considers models with both an input and an output price listed. Volumes are example scenarios you can edit.

Cheapest model per service, USD per 1M tokens

Cheapest priced model of each service
ServiceCheapest modelInputOutputModels listed
GroqLlama Prompt Guard 2 22M$0.03$0.036
Mistral AI APIMinistral 3 3B$0.10$0.1013

Every model

Every model of both services, USD per 1M tokens
ModelServiceInputOutput
Llama Prompt Guard 2 22MGroq$0.03$0.03
Prompt Guard 2 86MGroq$0.04$0.04
GPT OSS 20BGroq$0.075$0.30
Safety GPT OSS 20BGroq$0.075$0.30
GPT OSS 120BGroq$0.15$0.60
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27BGroq$0.80$4
Ministral 3 3BMistral AI API$0.10$0.10
Mistral EmbedMistral AI API$0.10unlisted
Z.ai GLM 5.3 FlashMistral AI API$0.15$0.50
Mistral Small 4Mistral AI API$0.15$0.60
Ministral 3 8BMistral AI API$0.15$0.15
Codestral EmbedMistral AI API$0.15unlisted
Ministral 3 14BMistral AI API$0.20$0.20
CodestralMistral AI API$0.30$0.90
Mistral Large 3Mistral AI API$0.50$1.50
Mistral Large 4Mistral AI API$1.36$4.18
Z.ai GLM 5.3Mistral AI API$1.40$4.40
Mistral Medium 3.5Mistral AI API$1.50$7.50
Voxtral SmallMistral AI APIunlisted$0.40

Models are compared by name and price, never by position. Pick one model per service, or "Cheapest model", in the cost table above.

Tiers, aligned by position

Tiers of Groq and Mistral AI API aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
PositionGroqMistral AI API
Freeno tier$0 / moFree
Entryno tier$14.99 / moPro
Midno tier$24.99 / moTeam
Topno tierContact salesEnterprise

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
MeasureGroqMistral AI API
Tightest limit100 api requests per minuteLlama Prompt Guard 2 22M tierunlisted

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

No change detected for either service in the last 90 days.