Mistral AI API vs xAI API pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (2 days ago)Source: Mistral AI API: mistral.ai/pricing, xAI API: docs.x.ai/docs/modelsVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Mistral AI API and xAI API at three volumes and at your own
Volume	Mistral AI API	xAI API
small1M input, 200K output	$0.12 / moMinistral 3 3B	$3.20 / mogrok-4.7
growing50M input, 10M output	$6 / moMinistral 3 3B	$160 / mogrok-4.7
scale1B input, 200M output	$120 / moMinistral 3 3B	$3,200 / mogrok-4.7
your volumeset above	$6 / moMinistral 3 3B	$160 / mogrok-4.7

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
xAI API	grok-4.7	$2	$6	1

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
grok-4.7	xAI API	$2	$6

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 xAI API aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
Position	Mistral AI API	xAI API
Free	$0 / moFree	no tier
Entry	$14.99 / moPro	no tier
Mid	$24.99 / moTeam	no tier
Top	Contact salesEnterprise	no tier

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
Measure	Mistral AI API	xAI API
Tightest limit	unlisted	unlisted

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

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