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Mistral AI API vs SambaNova Cloud pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (2 days ago)Source: Mistral AI API: mistral.ai/pricing, SambaNova Cloud: cloud.sambanova.ai/pricingVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Mistral AI API and SambaNova Cloud at three volumes and at your own
VolumeMistral AI APISambaNova Cloud
small1M input, 200K output$0.12 / moMinistral 3 3B$0.338 / mogpt-oss-120b
growing50M input, 10M output$6 / moMinistral 3 3B$16.90 / mogpt-oss-120b
scale1B input, 200M output$120 / moMinistral 3 3B$338 / mogpt-oss-120b
your volumeset above$6 / moMinistral 3 3B$16.90 / mogpt-oss-120b

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
Mistral AI APIMinistral 3 3B$0.10$0.1013
SambaNova Cloudgpt-oss-120b$0.22$0.596

Every model

Every model of both services, USD per 1M tokens
ModelServiceInputOutput
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
gpt-oss-120bSambaNova Cloud$0.22$0.59
MiniMax-M3.1-FlashSambaNova Cloud$0.30$1.20
gemma-4-31B-itSambaNova Cloud$0.38$1.15
Meta-Llama-3.3-70B-InstructSambaNova Cloud$0.60$1.20
DeepSeek-V3.1SambaNova Cloud$3$4.50
DeepSeek-V3.2SambaNova Cloud$3$4.50

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 SambaNova Cloud aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
PositionMistral AI APISambaNova Cloud
Free$0 / moFreeno tier
Entry$14.99 / moProno tier
Mid$24.99 / moTeamno tier
TopContact salesEnterpriseno tier

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
MeasureMistral AI APISambaNova Cloud
Tightest limitunlistedunlisted

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

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