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Mistral AI API vs Perplexity API pricing Monthly cost at three volumes Monthly cost of Mistral AI API and Perplexity API at three volumes and at your own Volume Mistral AI APICheapest model Z.ai GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai GLM 5.3 Mistral Medium 3.5 Mistral Small 4 Mistral Large 4 Mistral Large 3 Ministral 3 14B Ministral 3 8B Ministral 3 3B Voxtral Small Codestral Codestral Embed Mistral Embed Perplexity APICheapest model pplx-embed-v1-0.6b pplx-embed-v1-4b pplx-embed-context-v1-0.6b pplx-embed-context-v1-4b pplx-decider-v1.2 pplx-decider-flash-v1.2 small1M input, 200K output $0.12 / moMinistral 3 3B $0.01 / mopplx-decider-flash-v1.2 growing50M input, 10M output $6 / moMinistral 3 3B $0.50 / mopplx-decider-flash-v1.2 scale1B input, 200M output $120 / moMinistral 3 3B $10 / mopplx-decider-flash-v1.2 your volumeset above $6 / moMinistral 3 3B $0.50 / mopplx-decider-flash-v1.2
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 Service Cheapest model Input Output Models listed Mistral AI API Ministral 3 3B $0.10 $0.10 13 Perplexity API pplx-decider-flash-v1.2 $0.01 $0 6
Every model Every model of both services, USD per 1M tokens Model Service Input Output Ministral 3 3B Mistral AI API $0.10 $0.10 Mistral Embed Mistral AI API $0.10 unlisted Z.ai GLM 5.3 Flash Mistral AI API $0.15 $0.50 Mistral Small 4 Mistral AI API $0.15 $0.60 Ministral 3 8B Mistral AI API $0.15 $0.15 Codestral Embed Mistral AI API $0.15 unlisted Ministral 3 14B Mistral AI API $0.20 $0.20 Codestral Mistral AI API $0.30 $0.90 Mistral Large 3 Mistral AI API $0.50 $1.50 Mistral Large 4 Mistral AI API $1.36 $4.18 Z.ai GLM 5.3 Mistral AI API $1.40 $4.40 Mistral Medium 3.5 Mistral AI API $1.50 $7.50 Voxtral Small Mistral AI API unlisted $0.40 pplx-embed-v1-0.6b Perplexity API $0.004 unlisted pplx-embed-context-v1-0.6b Perplexity API $0.008 unlisted pplx-decider-flash-v1.2 Perplexity API $0.01 $0 pplx-decider-v1.2 Perplexity API $0.02 $0 pplx-embed-v1-4b Perplexity API $0.03 unlisted pplx-embed-context-v1-4b Perplexity API $0.05 unlisted
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 Mistral AI API and Perplexity API aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top Position Mistral AI API Perplexity API Free $0 / mo Free no tier Entry $14.99 / mo Pro unlisted Search API Mid $24.99 / mo Team no tier Top Contact sales Enterprise unlisted Search API with Fast Search
Tightest rate limit Tightest documented rate limit of each service Measure Mistral AI API Perplexity API Tightest limit unlisted unlisted
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