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Mistral Large API pricing: cheapest provider

3 providers sell Mistral Large. Mistral AI is cheapest; the most expensive charges 6.3× as much for the same model.

Cheapest$0.75per 1M · Mistral AI
Input · output$0.50 / $1.50per 1M tokens
Price gap6.3×across 3 providers
Context262Kmax tokens

$0.75 Mistral AI6.3× spread$4.75 IBM watsonx.ai

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Standard list prices in USD from each provider's pricing page · last price change Sep 28, 2026 · How we collect and rank prices

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Mistral Large monthly cost by provider

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Input tokens per month (millions)Prompts, context and documents you send.Output tokens per month (millions)Tokens the model generates.

More requirements: caching, context, features, provider

Cached share of input (%)0 = no caching. Only documented cache-read rates qualify.Required context per request (tokens)0 = any. Providers without a sufficient known limit are excluded.Required featureProvider requirement

Provider	Estimated / month	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Cached input / 1M	Context
1 Mistral AIModel developer - lowest for your volumePricing page	$8.00	$0.50	$1.50	$0.05	262,144
2 Microsoft Azure AI FoundryCloud platformPricing page	$32.00	$2.00	$6.00	Not listed	128,000
3 IBM watsonx.aiCloud platformPricing page	$50.00	$3.00	$10.00	Not listed	131,072

Order depends on listed price for your volume only. No provider pays for its position.

Input volume includes the cached share, not an additional token volume. This is a list-price estimate, not a quote: cache-write charges, cache eligibility/TTL, batch discounts, long-context surcharges, regional pricing and taxes are excluded. Check the provider's terms for your workload before switching.

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| Mistral Large provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | 10M in + 2M out per month |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Mistral AI | $0.50 | $1.50 | $8.00 |
| Microsoft Azure AI Foundry | $2.00 | $6.00 | $32.00 |
| IBM watsonx.ai | $3.00 | $10.00 | $50.00 |

Standard list prices as of Oct 31, 2026. Source: [AISelect.online](https://aiselect.online/models/mistral-large)

Price history

The cheapest price has not changed since tracking started on Sep 28, 2026: $0.75 per 1M tokens at Mistral AI. All price changes

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The developer's own API (Mistral AI) has the lowest listed blended price for Mistral Large.

Context windows differ by provider, from 128K to 262K tokens. A cheaper host may not accept your longest prompts.

1 of 3 providers list a cached-input price. Repeated system prompts or documents can cost much less there than the standard input rate shown above.

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